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solar 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: Vertical farms are not automatically better for the climate than farming outdoors. Vertical farms are not automatically better for the climate than farming outdoors. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Dec 2024
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2024-12-05 — 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: 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
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy. — tap to centre the map on it Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Jun 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Grass-fed organic beef is worse for the climate and the planet than beef finished in a feedlot. — tap to centre the map on it Grass-fed organic beef is worse for the climate and the planet than beef finished in a feedlot. Last stated a year ago
30 Jun 2025
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2025-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The case for raising yields, especially among smallholders, is humanitarian as much as environmental. — tap to centre the map on it The case for raising yields, especially among smallholders, is humanitarian as much as environmental. Last stated 2 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed. — tap to centre the map on it Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jul 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-07-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farming is the one large sector still powered directly by free sunlight, and replacing it with factory food would spend the renewable electricity every other sector needs. — tap to centre the map on it Farming is the one large sector still powered directly by free sunlight, and replacing it with factory food would spend the renewable electricity every other sector needs. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jun 2026
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted. — tap to centre the map on it Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted. Last stated 3 years ago
5 Sept 2023
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2023-09-05 — tap for who they are
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-06-06 — 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
At the centre
Vertical farms are not automatically better for the climate than farming outdoors.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieRead this korrent →
Vertical farming swaps a land problem for an energy problem, and the energy cost is what stops it feeding the world.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
The answer to feeding the world is better factories, not more fields.
Holds GM George Monbiot
Land is good at growing food and storing carbon and bad at growing energy, and we have better ways to grow energy.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
Grass-fed organic beef is worse for the climate and the planet than beef finished in a feedlot.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
The case for raising yields, especially among smallholders, is humanitarian as much as environmental.
Holds LB Linus Blomqvist
Vertical farms were valued as technology companies when they are in fact farms, which is why those valuations collapsed.
Holds MG Michael Grunwald
Farming is the one large sector still powered directly by free sunlight, and replacing it with factory food would spend the renewable electricity every other sector needs.
Holds CS Chris Smaje
Biofuels have probably raised greenhouse gas emissions rather than lowered them, once the land they take is counted.
Holds HR Hannah RitchieMG Michael Grunwald
Most nuclear companies will not have this solved by 2031, and many still will not by 2035, because they have the wrong mindset.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Most of the nuclear industry is a modelling and simulation business producing paper reactors, not a business that builds them.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
Nuclear safety should be pursued by reducing the consequence of an accident rather than its odds, because something unpredictable always happens.
Holds IT Isaiah Taylor
A data centre powered by solar and batteries alone needs an array so oversized that the design is not worth building.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
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 CH Casey Handmer
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.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
About a fifth of the US grid could be freed for data centres just by covering the yearly peak with batteries or peaker plants.
Holds DP Dylan Patel
An off-grid data centre can delete its uninterruptible power supplies entirely, because the battery bank outside already is one.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one.
Holds BF Bjorn Fehrm