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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 3 Nov 2008 to 6 Oct 2026.
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climate change In tension In tension 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: Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one. Last stated 3 years ago
10 Nov 2023
CH
Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
In tension: Free markets alone cannot solve environmental and energy problems; legislation, regulation, and taxation are also necessary. — tap to centre the map on it Free markets alone cannot solve environmental and energy problems; legislation, regulation, and taxation are also necessary. Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
In tension: The bureaucracy around clinical trials is Chesterton's Fence: it was built on the harm done by sloppier trials and should not be pulled down without knowing why it went up. — tap to centre the map on it The bureaucracy around clinical trials is Chesterton's Fence: it was built on the harm done by sloppier trials and should not be pulled down without knowing why it went up. Last stated 6 years ago
1 May 2020
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Derek Lowe — holds since 2020-05-01 — 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: Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. — tap to centre the map on it Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
DP
Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. — tap to centre the map on it Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper. Last stated 2 weeks ago
6 Oct 2026
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Matthew Yglesias — holds since 2026-10-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive. — tap to centre the map on it Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Michael Liebreich — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. — tap to centre the map on it The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money. Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-11-10 — tap for who they are
JC
John H. Cochrane — holds since 2025-04-14 — tap for who they are
BP
Brian Potter — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The price of an open internet is permitting disagreeable speech — tap to centre the map on it The price of an open internet is permitting disagreeable speech Last stated 4 years ago
31 Oct 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure. — tap to centre the map on it The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure. Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution. — tap to centre the map on it It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
AD
Andrew Dessler — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. — tap to centre the map on it A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling. Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. — tap to centre the map on it A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built. Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
KD
Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-03-11 — 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 2 months 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 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
IT
Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing. Last stated 3 weeks ago
30 Sept 2026
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The current AI data-center buildout is the biggest and fastest-growing infrastructure project in living memory. — tap to centre the map on it The current AI data-center buildout is the biggest and fastest-growing infrastructure project in living memory. Last stated 2 months ago
11 Aug 2026
DT
Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Environmental permitting now causes more environmental harm than it prevents, because what it delays is the clean thing replacing the dirty one.
Holds Read this korrent →
Free markets alone cannot solve environmental and energy problems; legislation, regulation, and taxation are also necessary.
Holds
The bureaucracy around clinical trials is Chesterton's Fence: it was built on the harm done by sloppier trials and should not be pulled down without knowing why it went up.
Holds
Delay in permitting clean energy kills more Americans every year than the September 11 attacks did.
Holds
Getting a data centre permitted in the empty middle of America is far easier than putting one in orbit.
Holds
Permitting reform as climate policy relies on the assumption that storage technology will continue to improve and become cheaper.
Holds
Small modular reactors have so far underdelivered, remaining as slow to permit as full-scale reactors and more expensive.
Holds
The binding constraint on building anything in America is permitting and litigation, not money.
Holds
The price of an open internet is permitting disagreeable speech
Holds
The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure.
Holds
It is already too late to fully prevent climate change because the atmosphere has been irreversibly altered by carbon pollution.
Holds
A good tool raises the floor of what people can build without lowering the ceiling, and almost every tool quietly lowers the ceiling.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds
A new infrastructure primitive delivers value only when it changes the shape of what is being built.
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
Nuclear fission power has been extremely disappointing.
Holds
The current AI data-center buildout is the biggest and fastest-growing infrastructure project in living memory.
Holds