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17 Apr 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Since people are not going to give up beef, the way to cut its damage is to make cattle far more productive on the land they already use. — tap to centre the map on it Since people are not going to give up beef, the way to cut its damage is to make cattle far more productive on the land they already use. Last stated 4 years ago
17 Apr 2023
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2023-04-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Meat produced from waste and rangeland is efficient enough that giving up meat is not the only ethical answer to world hunger. — tap to centre the map on it Meat produced from waste and rangeland is efficient enough that giving up meat is not the only ethical answer to world hunger. Last stated 13 years ago
27 Nov 2013
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George Monbiot — holds since 2010-09-07 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — no longer holds since 2013-11-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Pasture-fed meat cannot be scaled up to feed the world, because there is not enough land on Earth for it. — tap to centre the map on it Pasture-fed meat cannot be scaled up to feed the world, because there is not enough land on Earth for it. 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: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago
9 Dec 2023
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Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Grazing livestock on land too poor for crops does more environmental damage per unit of meat than feeding grain to animals does. — tap to centre the map on it Grazing livestock on land too poor for crops does more environmental damage per unit of meat than feeding grain to animals does. Last stated 13 years ago
27 Nov 2013
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George Monbiot — holds since 2013-11-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. — tap to centre the map on it Making food more expensive is not a way to fix the food system, because higher food prices fall hardest on the poorest people. Last stated 8 months ago
9 Feb 2026
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Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2026-02-09 — tap for who they are
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George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. — tap to centre the map on it It is false that the world needs no more food and only better distribution of the food it has. Last stated a year ago
13 Jul 2025
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Michael Grunwald — holds since 2025-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. — tap to centre the map on it "Carbon intensity" metrics let oil companies claim climate progress even as their total emissions rise from increased production. Last stated a month ago
9 Sept 2026
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Emily Atkin — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. 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: 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: Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age — tap to centre the map on it Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. Last stated 6 months ago
1 May 2026
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. — tap to centre the map on it A mass death does not by itself produce a boom afterwards: expecting a pandemic to renew an economy on its own misreads what followed the Black Death. Last stated 6 years ago
4 Jun 2020
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Ada Palmer — holds since 2020-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. — tap to centre the map on it A model fitted only to trends in its own outcome cannot forecast anything, because it contains no variable anyone could change. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Aug 2026
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. — tap to centre the map on it A religion cannot revive itself by encouraging its members to have more children. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Ryan Burge — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are