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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 7 Sept 2010 to 9 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under America America Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Farming was not adopted in a vacuum but in competition with other ways to eat Farming was not adopted in a vacuum but incompetition with other ways to eat JD Jared Diamond — holds since c. 1997–2005 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agriculture did not need every band to adopt it; one settled band was enough to spread it — tap to centre the map on it Agriculture did not need every bandto adopt it; one settled band wasenough to spread it YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. — tap to centre the map on it It is false that the world needs nomore food and only betterdistribution of the food it has. Last stated a year ago 13 Jul 2025 MG Michael Grunwald — holds since 2025-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it Local self-provisioning cannot feedthe world, because most people donot live within reach of enoughfertile land. Last stated 3 years ago 4 Oct 2023 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wheat domesticated Homo sapiens rather than the other way round — tap to centre the map on it Wheat domesticated Homo sapiensrather than the other way round YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2011–2015 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every cognitive ingredient for farming and for states was already in place tens of thousands of years before either appeared, so what humanity was waiting on was not biology. — tap to centre the map on it Every cognitive ingredient forfarming and for states was alreadyin place tens of thousands of yearsbefore either appeared, so whathumanity was waiting on was notbiology. Last stated 6 months ago 8 May 2026 DR David Reich — holds since 2026-05-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Meat raised on feed humans cannot eat, on land that cannot grow crops, can be eaten with a clear conscience. — tap to centre the map on it Meat raised on feed humans cannoteat, on land that cannot grow crops,can be eaten with a clearconscience. Last stated 13 years ago 27 Nov 2013 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are GM George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2013-11-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: Vertical farming swaps a land problem for an energy problem, and the energy cost is what stops it feeding the world. — tap to centre the map on it Vertical farming swaps a landproblem for an energy problem, andthe energy cost is what stops itfeeding the world. Last stated 2 years ago 5 Dec 2024 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2024-12-05 — tap for who they are MG Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yieldsbackfire and end up increasingfarmland is much weaker than theliterature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Mar 2024 LB Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oilcompanies claim climate progresseven as their total emissions risefrom increased production. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EA Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Energy essence personality" is as close as anyone can get to saying who or what Seth is — tap to centre the map on it "Energy essence personality" is asclose as anyone can get to sayingwho or what Seth is JR Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1963–1970 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Food from thin air" is not from thin air: it runs on water, minerals, ammonia and industrial plant. — tap to centre the map on it "Food from thin air" is not fromthin air: it runs on water,minerals, ammonia and industrialplant. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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 future of constrained energy will need more people working the land, and that is not the same as going back to the past. — tap to centre the map on it A future of constrained energy willneed more people working the land,and that is not the same as goingback to the past. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — 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: 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 3 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannotmeaningfully rise without firstbuilding large amounts of newelectricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago 6 Apr 2025 MH Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedlyoverreacted drastically to realproblems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclearpower, swept up in fear after onevivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago 1 Sept 2026 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Farming was not adopted in a vacuum but in competition with other ways to eat Last stated c. 1997–2005 Holds Jared Diamond Read this korrent →