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17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 11 Jul 2006 to 21 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about energy.

Everything filed under climate change climate change Everything filed under batteries batteries Everything filed under data centers data centers Everything filed under nuclear power nuclear power Everything filed under solar solar Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Nuclear fusion could ultimately provide significant clean power, but not soon enough to rescue us from the climate crisis. Nuclear fusion could ultimately providesignificant clean power, but not soonenough to rescue us from the climatecrisis. Last stated 3 years ago 15 Sept 2023 PB Philip Ball — holds since 2023-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming the nuclear fusion problem will be solved is reckless, even though estimating fusion's potential power output is still worthwhile. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming the nuclear fusion problemwill be solved is reckless, eventhough estimating fusion's potentialpower output is still worthwhile. Last stated 18 years ago 3 Nov 2008 DM David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nuclear power is the wrong technology for cutting carbon: efficiency and renewables can do the job without it. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear power is the wrongtechnology for cutting carbon:efficiency and renewables can do thejob without it. Last stated 16 years ago 21 Mar 2011 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2006-07-11 — tap for who they are GM George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2011-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fusion and solar are the two energy sources worth betting on, and solar's limiting problem is batteries and transmission. — tap to centre the map on it Fusion and solar are the two energysources worth betting on, andsolar's limiting problem isbatteries and transmission. Last stated a year ago 23 Jul 2025 DH Demis Hassabis — holds since 2025-07-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Nuclear energy is necessary to address climate change, protect the environment, and lift people out of poverty. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear energy is necessary toaddress climate change, protect theenvironment, and lift people out ofpoverty. Last stated 5 years ago 29 Oct 2021 MS Michael Shellenberger — holds since 2021-10-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building only clean energy without reducing fossil energy will not effectively combat climate change. — tap to centre the map on it Building only clean energy withoutreducing fossil energy will noteffectively combat climate change. Last stated 3 weeks ago 13 Oct 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Carbon capture technology is worth continuing to research, even though it is not yet a solution to climate change. — tap to centre the map on it Carbon capture technology is worthcontinuing to research, even thoughit is not yet a solution to climatechange. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The existence of nuclear power reduces the need for renewables. — tap to centre the map on it The existence of nuclear powerreduces the need for renewables. Last stated 5 years ago 4 Jun 2021 MS Michael Shellenberger — holds since 2021-06-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Renewables are too dilute and intermittent to power industrial society on their own. — tap to centre the map on it Renewables are too dilute andintermittent to power industrialsociety on their own. Last stated 5 years ago 18 May 2021 MS Michael Shellenberger — holds since 2021-05-18 — 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: 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 8 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: Batteries are a necessary complement to solar power because of its output variability. — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a necessary complementto solar power because of its outputvariability. Last stated 6 months ago 3 May 2026 JP 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 userbase can keep funding AI datacenters as long as its AI app'sdownload numbers look healthy and ittops the charts, whatever itsretention. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 RB 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 farmore tax revenue per gallon of waterthan a golf course does. Last stated a year ago 11 Oct 2025 AM 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 treatedas one more layer of the memorycache hierarchy. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 KV Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Nuclear fusion could ultimately provide significant clean power, but not soon enough to rescue us from the climate crisis. Last stated 15 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago Holds Philip Ball Read this korrent →