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Read this korrent: The world spends an area larger than California growing under four per cent of its transport fuel.
The world spends an area larger than California growing under four per cent of its transport fuel.
Last stated 3 years ago
6 Jun 2023
MG
Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biofuels cannot supply enough energy to matter for a country like Britain or to replace all transport fuels. — tap to centre the map on it
Biofuels cannot supply enough energy to matter for a country like Britain or to replace all transport fuels.
Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — tap for who they are
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain's onshore wind resource, though large, is not as large as the country's energy consumption. — tap to centre the map on it
Britain's onshore wind resource, though large, is not as large as the country's energy consumption.
Last stated 18 years ago
3 Nov 2008
DM
David MacKay — holds since 2008-11-03 — 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: Sustainable aviation fuel cannot be scaled to the size of the fleet, because its feedstock competes with growing food. — tap to centre the map on it
Sustainable aviation fuel cannot be scaled to the size of the fleet, because its feedstock competes with growing food.
Last stated 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
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Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little. — tap to centre the map on it
Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little.
Last stated 6 months ago
2 May 2026
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Andy Masley — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: We worry about the land solar needs while ignoring how wastefully the world already uses its farmland. — tap to centre the map on it
We worry about the land solar needs while ignoring how wastefully the world already uses its farmland.
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: Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use. — tap to centre the map on it
Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use.
Last stated 4 months ago
1 Jul 2026
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Ketan Joshi — holds since 2026-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The global land surface is warming approximately 50% faster than the global average. — tap to centre the map on it
The global land surface is warming approximately 50% faster than the global average.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-09-22 — 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 3 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 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: 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 reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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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 have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the 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 a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business 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: 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 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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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 to hardware: people keep buying the best phone while everything they do on it comes from someone else's model.
Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — 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 6 years ago
2 Apr 2021
BF
Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are
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The world spends an area larger than California growing under four per cent of its transport fuel.
Last stated 6 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Michael Grunwald
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Biofuels cannot supply enough energy to matter for a country like Britain or to replace all transport fuels.
Last stated 5 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds David MacKay Hannah Ritchie
Similar wording
Britain's onshore wind resource, though large, is not as large as the country's energy consumption.
Last stated 3 Nov 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds David MacKay
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 Hannah Ritchie
Similar wording
Sustainable aviation fuel cannot be scaled to the size of the fleet, because its feedstock competes with growing food.
Last stated 2 Apr 2021 · 6 years ago
Holds Bjorn Fehrm
Similar wording
Data centres mostly take farmland, of which America has too much, rather than housing land, of which it has too little.
Last stated 2 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Andy Masley
Similar wording
We worry about the land solar needs while ignoring how wastefully the world already uses its farmland.
Last stated 5 Sept 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Hannah Ritchie
Similar wording
Efficiency gains in a growth-driven industry tend to be absorbed into even greater expansion rather than reducing net resource use.
Last stated 1 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Ketan Joshi
Similar wording
The global land surface is warming approximately 50% faster than the global average.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Zeke Hausfather
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 · 3 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
A spacecraft built to service satellites is also a weapon, because the same robotic arm that refuels one can disable one.
Last stated 25 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Brian G. Chow
Same subject: nuclear power
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor
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 · 2 months ago
Holds 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 · 2 months ago
Holds Isaiah Taylor
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 · 7 months ago
Holds Dylan Patel
Same subject: batteries
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.
Last stated 2 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Benedict Evans
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 · 6 years ago
Holds Bjorn Fehrm