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Read this korrent: The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land.
The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
MG
Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less. — tap to centre the map on it
A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — 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 no more food and only better distribution 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 feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Last stated 3 years ago
4 Oct 2023
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — 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 land problem for an energy problem, and the energy cost is what stops it feeding the world.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 Dec 2024
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2024-12-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do.
Last stated 6 years ago
24 Jul 2020
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2020-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. — tap to centre the map on it
Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people.
Last stated 7 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Growing food to put in cars is a mistake at a moment when the world should be farming less land, not more. — tap to centre the map on it
Growing food to put in cars is a mistake at a moment when the world should be farming less land, not more.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields. — tap to centre the map on it
The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields.
Last stated 3 years ago
28 May 2023
GM
George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens. — tap to centre the map on it
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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 2 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 solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather. — tap to centre the map on it
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated a year ago
15 Aug 2025
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-08-15 — 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 could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Last stated 6 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one. — tap to centre the map on it
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 2 years ago
18 Apr 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-04-18 — 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 not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Last stated 5 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
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The central problem of the food system is producing much more food on much less land.
Last stated 3 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
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A romantic, low-yield farming system would need far more land and would produce more hunger, not less.
Last stated 28 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds GM George Monbiot
Similar wording
It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has.
Last stated 13 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
Similar wording
Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land.
Last stated 4 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds GM George Monbiot
Similar wording
Vertical farming swaps a land problem for an energy problem, and the energy cost is what stops it feeding the world.
Last stated 5 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
Similar wording
A pre-modern countryside produces an enormous amount of food and almost no extractable surplus, which is the hard limit on everything the state above it can do.
Last stated 24 Jul 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds BD Bret Devereaux
Similar wording
Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people.
Last stated 9 Feb 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds HR Hannah RitchieGM George Monbiot
Similar wording
Growing food to put in cars is a mistake at a moment when the world should be farming less land, not more.
Last stated 5 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds HR Hannah Ritchie
Similar wording
The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields.
Last stated 28 May 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds GM George Monbiot
Same subject: nuclear power
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 15 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: nuclear power
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: nuclear power
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Same subject: solar
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: solar
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 9 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Same subject: solar
A solar-powered data centre can cut its power draw a great deal while giving up very little compute, which is how it survives a run of bad weather.
Last stated 15 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds CH Casey Handmer
Same subject: batteries
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 13 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds DP Dylan Patel
Same subject: batteries
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Last stated 18 Apr 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Same subject: batteries
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Last stated 2 Apr 2021 · 5 years ago
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm