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data centers 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 Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure. 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 6 months ago
13 May 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI data centres are hastening climate change. — tap to centre the map on it AI data centres are hastening climate change. Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Oct 2026
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Robert Reich — holds since 2026-10-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI workloads are best served by clouds that bundle power, data center infrastructure and GPUs and strip out unnecessary software layers. — tap to centre the map on it AI workloads are best served by clouds that bundle power, data center infrastructure and GPUs and strip out unnecessary software layers. Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment. — tap to centre the map on it Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment. Last stated 2 years ago
10 Jun 2024
BP
Brian Potter — holds since 2024-06-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. — tap to centre the map on it A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away. Last stated 2 years ago
22 Dec 2024
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Adam Frank — holds since 2024-12-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. — tap to centre the map on it All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it. Last stated a year ago
4 Sept 2025
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Dave Hone — holds since 2025-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An Inconvenient Truth is a poor film for teaching climate change in class. — tap to centre the map on it An Inconvenient Truth is a poor film for teaching climate change in class. Last stated 17 years ago
31 Aug 2009
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Alom Shaha — holds since 2009-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arguing that one state’s emissions cuts are pointless because they will not fix climate change alone is a cult of individualism. — tap to centre the map on it Arguing that one state’s emissions cuts are pointless because they will not fix climate change alone is a cult of individualism. Last stated 9 months ago
3 Feb 2026
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Arkady Martine — holds since 2026-02-03 — 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 without reducing fossil energy will not effectively 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: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. Last stated 5 months ago
19 Jun 2026
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Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. — tap to centre the map on it "Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump. Last stated 4 weeks ago
11 Oct 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago
22 Aug 2026
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Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A world where everything is on the web and nothing on machines we own has lost a core freedom. — tap to centre the map on it A world where everything is on the web and nothing on machines we own has lost a core freedom. Last stated a year ago
4 Oct 2025
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Brent Simmons — holds since 2025-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. — tap to centre the map on it Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud. Last stated 4 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Meng To — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — 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 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 service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one 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: A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war. — tap to centre the map on it A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war. Last stated 3 weeks ago
18 Oct 2026
BM
Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-18 — tap for who they are
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The environmental harm caused by data centres comes from how the industry chooses to build them, not from anything inherent to computing infrastructure.
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AI data centres are hastening climate change.
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AI workloads are best served by clouds that bundle power, data center infrastructure and GPUs and strip out unnecessary software layers.
Holds
Data centres and the grid that feeds them run on incompatible clocks: one is a two-year project, the other a multi-decade investment.
Holds
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Holds
All five mass extinctions were ultimately climate change — the climate shifting faster than life could adapt to it.
Holds
An Inconvenient Truth is a poor film for teaching climate change in class.
Holds
Arguing that one state’s emissions cuts are pointless because they will not fix climate change alone is a cult of individualism.
Holds
Building only clean energy without reducing fossil energy will not effectively combat climate change.
Holds
“Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken.
Holds
"Super Intelligence" is being used as a signal of fealty to President Trump.
Holds
A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely.
Holds
A world where everything is on the web and nothing on machines we own has lost a core freedom.
Holds
Agents working locally can be far more powerful than any private walled garden that exists out there in the cloud.
Holds
AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop.
Holds
A solar panel is a manufactured object that produces wealth rather than consuming it, at a hundred times the rate of the best farmland.
Holds
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Holds
A transition to wind and solar power could reduce the likelihood of war.
Holds