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← Delaying the phase-out of coal and gas power plants causes far more deaths than phasing them out quickly.
17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 3 Nov 2008 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy .
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America Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Delaying the phase-out of coal and gas power plants causes far more deaths than phasing them out quickly. Delaying the phase-out of coal and gas power plants causes far more deaths than phasing them out quickly. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Risks that would make a good climax scene in a movie carry far more weight with people than slow-burn harms that kill many more, which is why nuclear reactors frighten us and coal plants do not. — tap to centre the map on it Risks that would make a good climax scene in a movie carry far more weight with people than slow-burn harms that kill many more, which is why nuclear reactors frighten us and coal plants do not. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Without a shift away from fossil fuels, heatwaves will keep worsening and cause more deaths as they outstrip public health systems' capacity. — tap to centre the map on it Without a shift away from fossil fuels, heatwaves will keep worsening and cause more deaths as they outstrip public health systems' capacity. Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jul 2026
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Andrew Dessler — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If Australia's renewable rollout weakens, coal and gas plants will run longer and generate more, well past their planned shutdown dates. — tap to centre the map on it If Australia's renewable rollout weakens, coal and gas plants will run longer and generate more, well past their planned shutdown dates. Last stated 6 months ago
30 Apr 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building more nuclear power stations is a bad idea. — tap to centre the map on it Building more nuclear power stations is a bad idea. Last stated a month ago
5 Oct 2026
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Rupert Read — holds since 2026-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Running Australia's coal-fired power stations harder would cut power prices. — tap to centre the map on it Running Australia's coal-fired power stations harder would cut power prices. Last stated 3 months ago
1 Aug 2026
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Matt Canavan — holds since 2026-08-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. — tap to centre the map on it Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: US policymakers may unintentionally extend the life of coal plants through CCS subsidies. — tap to centre the map on it US policymakers may unintentionally extend the life of coal plants through CCS subsidies. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Aug 2023
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Gernot Wagner — holds since 2023-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reducing emissions from oil and gas matters less than coal, because supplies of both are expected to decline over the next 50 years anyway. — tap to centre the map on it Reducing emissions from oil and gas matters less than coal, because supplies of both are expected to decline over the next 50 years anyway. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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 3 years ago
25 Mar 2024
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Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. — tap to centre the map on it About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — 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: Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. — tap to centre the map on it A company with a huge existing user base can keep funding AI data centers as long as its AI app's download numbers look healthy and it tops the charts, whatever its retention. Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Oct 2026
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Ryan Broderick — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. — tap to centre the map on it A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does. Last stated a year ago
11 Oct 2025
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Andy Masley — holds since 2025-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. — tap to centre the map on it A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are