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Brian Kahn

Senior Editor, Science Desk, WIRED. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

journalistacademic@blkahn ↗wired.com ↗

Brian Kahn is a climate and science journalist who has led reporting desks at Gizmodo's Earther, Protocol, Bloomberg, and WIRED. He covers the intersection of technology and the environment, and has taught at Columbia University's Climate School.

1shows
1appearances
4statements
2resolved
1supported
0contradicted
50%fully supported

Everything Brian Kahn said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Partly supported
Kahn: Greenidge earns 8x more mining Bitcoin than supplying grid power
“And the majority of the money they're making is not when they're putting power onto the grid, when they're, where they're making the most money is what's going on behind the grid. And you know, their revenue disclosures It was, you know, essentially almost a, …”
Brian Kahn Apr 20, 2022 ▶ 12:59 How bitcoin is keeping zombie power plants alive
GREEN BLUEPRINT Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kahn: Greenidge provides a blueprint for private equity to resurrect fossil plants
“It's absolutely possible that those plants could come back just like Greenwich did. And that, I think, is the biggest concern here is that if you are a Bitcoin mining company, if you are a private equity firm, if you're a venture capitalist, You can be looking…”
Brian Kahn Apr 20, 2022 ▶ 20:25 How bitcoin is keeping zombie power plants alive
Kahn: Decentralized mining incentivizes cheap fossil fuels over Big Tech net-zero goals
“When it comes to these big tech companies, like Google, for example, like they want to get to net zero. They want to get to a hundred percent renewables. That is like a centralized decision that Google is making for crypto and for cryptocurrency mining in part…”
Brian Kahn Apr 20, 2022 ▶ 9:51 How bitcoin is keeping zombie power plants alive
GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported
Kahn: Proof of stake consensus reduces crypto energy consumption by 99%
“I mean, it's literally a 99% reduction. That's the, or those are the best estimates.”
Brian Kahn Apr 20, 2022 ▶ 17:45 How bitcoin is keeping zombie power plants alive

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Brian's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

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GREEN BLUEPRINTLEDGER Senior Editor, Science Desk, WIRED 1 4 50% 1/2 full record on the Green Blueprint →
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