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Ben Eidelson
@ben8128.bsky.social
Just trying to be helpful. Climate Papa. Stepchange Founder & GP.

Ex-Stripe, Ex-Google product person. Recovering founder.

climatepapa.com
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The intro teaser of our 4 hour magnum opus on the complete history of data centers.

For the full episode pop over to: www.stepchange.show/p/data-cente...
October 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Everyone’s talking about the explosion in data center energy use.

But the real shock isn’t how high it’s going.
It’s the quiet miracle of how flat energy use stayed while the internet grew exponentially.
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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This very cool pod @stepchange.bsky.social just does one giant, deeply researched episode every six months or so. This time around it's a subject dear to all our hearts: data centers!

Take four hours (!) & learn the crucial context you need to understand today's debates:
Data Centers: The Hidden Backbone of Our Modern World
Uncover the physical reality of our digital world--from mainframes to the AI boom.
www.stepchange.show
September 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Today on Volts: a few weeks ago I was a guest on the Climate Papa podcast, hosted by @ben8128.bsky.social. We talked about my history, how the climate beat has changed, the crucial importance of the grid & urban land use, & the danger of the tech-bro mentality seeping into cleantech. It was fun!
Me, on the Climate Papa podcast
I talk a bunch about my career, the evolution of the climate fight, distributed energy and political power, and more.
www.volts.wtf
April 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Going for maximum banter.
March 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Coal has shaped our modern world more than any other source of energy.
December 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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Poor material living conditions have been such a persistent and pervasive reality that, for much of human history, it was unimaginable that they could ever be different.

Poverty did not change and so it was easy to believe that poverty was unchangeable.
December 11, 2024 at 12:36 PM
What a chart.
December 8, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Not black, not a Friday, and not a week!
November 29, 2024 at 3:40 AM