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9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does. — tap to centre the map on it AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is. — tap to centre the map on it Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is. Last stated 2 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI data centers function mainly as a new way to sustain natural gas demand for an oil-and-gas industry facing declining gasoline demand. — tap to centre the map on it AI data centers function mainly as a new way to sustain natural gas demand for an oil-and-gas industry facing declining gasoline demand. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI datacenter growth makes performance engineering critical for saving the planet, not just cutting costs. — tap to centre the map on it AI datacenter growth makes performance engineering critical for saving the planet, not just cutting costs. Last stated 7 months ago
6 Feb 2026
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Brendan Gregg — holds since 2026-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use. — tap to centre the map on it Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. — tap to centre the map on it A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Opposition to AI data centers is driven partly by resistance to concentrated corporate power, not only by local environmental concerns. — tap to centre the map on it Opposition to AI data centers is driven partly by resistance to concentrated corporate power, not only by local environmental concerns. Last stated 6 days ago
15 Sept 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the AI build-out does become a bubble, power and data centres are the assets that will carry it. — tap to centre the map on it If the AI build-out does become a bubble, power and data centres are the assets that will carry it. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jan 2025
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Doug O'Laughlin — holds since 2025-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. — tap to centre the map on it A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. — tap to centre the map on it A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. — tap to centre the map on it Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. — tap to centre the map on it Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them. Last stated a month ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. — tap to centre the map on it Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. — tap to centre the map on it Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Nov 2024
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2024-11-09 — tap for who they are
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Cloud providers' AI tools are being used by oil companies to increase fossil fuel production.
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AI's use by the fossil fuel industry to boost oil and gas production creates several times more climate pollution than powering AI's data centers does.
Holds
Data centers are not AI's biggest climate problem; fossil fuel companies' use of AI tools to boost oil and gas production is.
Holds
AI data centers function mainly as a new way to sustain natural gas demand for an oil-and-gas industry facing declining gasoline demand.
Holds
AI datacenter growth makes performance engineering critical for saving the planet, not just cutting costs.
Holds
Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use.
Holds
A company can treat AI as a way to grow and do more or as a cost-cutting exercise, and the growth reading is the better one.
Holds
Opposition to AI data centers is driven partly by resistance to concentrated corporate power, not only by local environmental concerns.
Holds
If the AI build-out does become a bubble, power and data centres are the assets that will carry it.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds
Apple's risk is being reduced to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model.
Holds
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds
Below about a thousand dollars a kilowatt of capital cost, the right way to run a plant is intermittently on raw solar with no batteries at all.
Holds