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Crypto Mining Is Threatening US Climate Efforts, White House Warns

by 0xChain on 9/9/22, 3:10 AM with 3 comments

• by mercy_dude on 9/9/22, 3:20 AM

  Right and forcing Europe to choose between coal and getting freezes is not threatening climate efforts I guess?

  Here is a much better rebute of all the environmentalists claiming mining is the problem: https://www.lynalden.com/bitcoin-energy/

• by hilyen on 9/9/22, 7:04 PM

  The gaslighting. The usage of energy isn't the cause, its the source of the energy.

  They did this with recycling too, its the individual's responsibility to save the planet, not the companies packaging their products terribly to save a buck.