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Tag Archives: energy

Bulletin: This gas would have stayed in the ground if it wasn’t for bitcoin

Bitcoin miners are finding ever-more efficient ways to burn fossil fuels to manufacture cryptocurrency.

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Posted byJessica McKenzieMay 17, 2022Posted inBulletin of the Atomic ScientistsTags:bitcoin, climate, energy, environment

Grist: This power plant stopped burning fossil fuels. Then Bitcoin came along.

On the sleepy shores of New York’s Seneca Lake, a cryptocurrency company is showing how Bitcoin can keep fossil fuel use alive.

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This article was republished by Mother Jones as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

Posted byJessica McKenzieMay 6, 2021January 3, 2022Posted inGrist, Mother JonesTags:bitcoin, energy, environment, new york, technology

New Food Economy: The misbegotten promise of anaerobic digesters

Federal agencies and state governments are spending millions on anaerobic digesters to wring renewable energy from animal poop. But critics say “cow power” from factory farms is neither clean nor green.

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Posted byJessica McKenzieDecember 4, 2019April 3, 2022Posted inCounterTags:climate, energy, environment, food, health, new york, science, technology
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