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Read this korrent: The United States is currently engaged in a battle against the transition to clean electricity.
The United States is currently engaged in a battle against the transition to clean electricity.
Last stated today
9 Oct 2026
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Bill McKibben — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A diesel export ban would likely increase energy costs in some parts of the United States. — tap to centre the map on it
A diesel export ban would likely increase energy costs in some parts of the United States.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy. — tap to centre the map on it
A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is becoming as fundamental to knowledge work as electricity was to industry. — tap to centre the map on it
AI is becoming as fundamental to knowledge work as electricity was to industry.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
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Nathan Lambert — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American electricity generation per person has been flat since 2000 while China's has quadrupled, and manufacturing is why. — tap to centre the map on it
American electricity generation per person has been flat since 2000 while China's has quadrupled, and manufacturing is why.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing can be rebuilt on domestic oil and gas, which the United States holds more of than any other country. — tap to centre the map on it
American manufacturing can be rebuilt on domestic oil and gas, which the United States holds more of than any other country.
Last stated 2 years ago
20 Jan 2025
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Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — 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 cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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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 repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least. — tap to centre the map on it
Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least.
Last stated 2 months ago
10 Aug 2026
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Thomas Ptacek — holds since 2026-08-10 — 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: AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Last stated a month ago
4 Sept 2026
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2026-09-04 — 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 far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 12 months ago
11 Oct 2025
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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 treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Last stated 2 years ago
26 Sept 2024
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Kenton Varda — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links. — tap to centre the map on it
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Scott Hanselman — holds since 2026-08-23 — 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: A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter — tap to centre the map on it
A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter
Last stated 3 months ago
22 Jul 2026
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Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it. — tap to centre the map on it
A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it.
Last stated a month ago
28 Aug 2026
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Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are
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The United States is currently engaged in a battle against the transition to clean electricity.
Last stated 9 Oct 2026 · today
Holds Bill McKibben
Read this korrent →
Same subject: energy, America
A diesel export ban would likely increase energy costs in some parts of the United States.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: energy, America
A diesel export ban would probably do little for U.S. affordability, would deter business investment, and would weaken America's hand against China on energy.
Last stated 24 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: energy, America
AI is becoming as fundamental to knowledge work as electricity was to industry.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Nathan Lambert
Same subject: energy, America
American electricity generation per person has been flat since 2000 while China's has quadrupled, and manufacturing is why.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Molson Hart
Same subject: energy, America
American manufacturing can be rebuilt on domestic oil and gas, which the United States holds more of than any other country.
Last stated 20 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Donald Trump
Same subject: energy, America
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Last stated 6 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Molson Hart
Same subject: energy, America
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Same subject: energy, America
Data centre opposition only pushes construction to the parts of America that regulate energy and pollution least.
Last stated 10 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Thomas Ptacek
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 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 Casey Handmer
Same subject: solar
AI coding agents pulling unknown code onto corporate networks will be exploited, and it will take the shape of a supply-chain attack.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Bruce Schneier
Same subject: data centers
A data centre earns its county far more tax revenue per gallon of water than a golf course does.
Last stated 11 Oct 2025 · 12 months ago
Holds Andy Masley
Same subject: data centers
A local SSD might as well be treated as one more layer of the memory cache hierarchy.
Last stated 26 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Kenton Varda
Same subject: data centers
A server's real network throughput can exceed what its single fastest port suggests when a protocol supports channel bonding across multiple links.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Scott Hanselman
Same subject: climate change
A Mars base is not a backup plan for climate change or nuclear war, because self-sufficiency there is centuries away.
Last stated 22 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Adam Frank
Same subject: climate change
A regional climate extreme set during an ecological disaster is not evidence that the whole country or planet was hotter
Last stated 22 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Zeke Hausfather
Same subject: climate change
A warming climate and retreating glaciers are raising the risk of Himalayan ice-and-rock collapses regardless of whether any single event can be attributed to it.
Last stated 28 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Zeke Hausfather