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Everything filed under energy energy Everything filed under America America Everything filed under Russia Russia Everything filed under solar solar Everything filed under nuclear power nuclear power Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The only effective way to pressure a government's public finances through sanctions is to sharply cut purchases of its key exports, such as oil and gas. The only effective way to pressure agovernment's public finances throughsanctions is to sharply cut purchases ofits key exports, such as oil and gas. Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Russia has never had a commerce-driven economy, and Xi Jinping has been privileging China's crony sector over its private sector. — tap to centre the map on it Russia has never had acommerce-driven economy, and XiJinping has been privileging China'scrony sector over its privatesector. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Sanctions on Russian energy exports have failed to meaningfully reduce Russian energy revenue or financial capacity. — tap to centre the map on it Sanctions on Russian energy exportshave failed to meaningfully reduceRussian energy revenue or financialcapacity. Last stated 5 years ago 4 Mar 2022 SJ Simon Johnson — holds since 2022-03-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: The era in which Europe bought its energy from Russia, had its goods made in China and left its security to the United States is over. — tap to centre the map on it The era in which Europe bought itsenergy from Russia, had its goodsmade in China and left its securityto the United States is over. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Apr 2024 EM Emmanuel Macron — holds since 2024-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Quoted subsidy totals for meat and fossil fuels mostly describe unpriced damage, not money any government could take back and spend elsewhere. — tap to centre the map on it Quoted subsidy totals for meat andfossil fuels mostly describeunpriced damage, not money anygovernment could take back and spendelsewhere. Last stated 8 months ago 9 Feb 2026 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices. — tap to centre the map on it The inflation of the early 2020s wascaused by government overspendingand rising energy prices. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: You cannot make people adopt more expensive clean energy, because higher fuel prices are political suicide under any government. — tap to centre the map on it You cannot make people adopt moreexpensive clean energy, becausehigher fuel prices are politicalsuicide under any government. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Aug 2023 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2023-08-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ceasefire along the current lines would end the killing and still leave a long-term settlement between Russia and Ukraine possible. — tap to centre the map on it A ceasefire along the current lineswould end the killing and stillleave a long-term settlement betweenRussia and Ukraine possible. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 BM Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A nation of a million people cannot rule hundreds of millions by warfare; the Mongol Empire lasted because it offered its subjects things they actually wanted. — tap to centre the map on it A nation of a million people cannotrule hundreds of millions bywarfare; the Mongol Empire lastedbecause it offered its subjectsthings they actually wanted. Last stated a year ago 31 Jul 2025 JW Jack Weatherford — holds since 2025-07-31 — 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 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 powercould reduce the likelihood of war. Last stated 6 days ago 18 Oct 2026 BM Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-18 — 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 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — 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 havethis solved by 2031, and many stillwill not by 2035, because they havethe wrong mindset. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Aug 2026 IT 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 amodelling and simulation businessproducing paper reactors, not abusiness 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: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — 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 policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A city's first rail line comes in at a reasonable cost and every line after it does not, because the follow-up outgrows the in-house team that oversaw the pilot. — tap to centre the map on it A city's first rail line comes in ata reasonable cost and every lineafter it does not, because thefollow-up outgrows the in-house teamthat oversaw the pilot. Last stated 2 years ago 7 Dec 2024 AL Alon Levy — holds since 2024-12-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The only effective way to pressure a government's public finances through sanctions is to sharply cut purchases of its key exports, such as oil and gas. Last stated 4 Mar 2022 · 5 years ago Holds Simon Johnson Read this korrent →