korrents

On the map

Tap a claim on the ring to put it at the centre.

← England's deforestation was a consequence of cheap coal rather than its cause.

12 connected korrents · 9 moments from 2 Apr 2021 to 15 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under nuclear power nuclear power Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under Europe Europe Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: England's deforestation was a consequence of cheap coal rather than its cause. England's deforestation was a consequenceof cheap coal rather than its cause. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Feb 2025 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: England switched from wood to coal because deforestation had made firewood scarce. — tap to centre the map on it England switched from wood to coalbecause deforestation had madefirewood scarce. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Feb 2025 AH Anton Howes — no longer holds since 2025-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Capital accumulation was probably not what caused the British Industrial Revolution, given how cheap it was to set up even large factories. — tap to centre the map on it Capital accumulation was probablynot what caused the BritishIndustrial Revolution, given howcheap it was to set up even largefactories. Last stated 4 years ago 26 Aug 2022 DK Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: London did not lead England into coal: coal spread outwards from the Newcastle coalfield, and London was one of the last places to take it up. — tap to centre the map on it London did not lead England intocoal: coal spread outwards from theNewcastle coalfield, and London wasone of the last places to take itup. Last stated 2 years ago 12 Feb 2025 AH Anton Howes — holds since 2025-02-12 — 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 andbatteries alone needs an array sooversized that the design is notworth building. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Apr 2024 AV 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 manufacturedobject that produces wealth ratherthan consuming it, at a hundredtimes the rate of the best farmland. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Nov 2024 CH 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 servicesatellites is also a weapon, becausethe same robotic arm that refuelsone can disable one. Last stated 3 years ago 25 Mar 2024 BC Brian G. Chow — holds since 2024-03-25 — 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 reactorsbecause Three Mile Island wasmismanaged as a public-relationsevent, not because anyone was harmedby it. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT 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 havethis solved by 2031, and many stillwill not by 2035, because they havethe wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT 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 amodelling and simulation businessproducing paper reactors, not abusiness that builds them. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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 couldbe freed for data centres just bycovering the yearly peak withbatteries or peaker plants. Last stated 7 months ago 13 Mar 2026 DP 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 tohardware: people keep buying thebest phone while everything they doon it comes from someone else'smodel. Last stated a year ago 2 Sept 2025 BE 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 notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
same subject or similar wordinga cloud: claims about one subject, named for itbar: when it was last stated, on a scale from 2015 to today — full is todaya face: someone who holds the claim — tap it for who they arefaded, dashed ring: they no longer hold it — they changed their mind

At the centre England's deforestation was a consequence of cheap coal rather than its cause. Last stated 12 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Anton Howes Read this korrent →