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Re:Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Pow... by hannob on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:49PM (#27249219)
Great idea. Not gonna happen quickly, particularly worldwide.

So now what do we do about Bitcoin in the meantime?

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Re:Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Pow... by gruez on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:51PM (#27249232)
Perpetually being stuck in a cycle of implementing politically expedient but half-assed measures? See also: "oh no, there's too much plastic! let's uh... ban plastic straws!"
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Re:Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Pow... by ixacto on Saturday May 22, 2021 @03:17PM (#27249493)
More like perpetually being stuck in a cycle of voter appeasement to get re-elected because they are “doing something”...
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Re:Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Pow... by paul_f on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:16PM (#27250761)
Not sure why the downvotes. It is not realistic for every country in the world to pass an equivalent carbon tax. The mining will just move to he locations with no (or lowest) carbon tax
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Re:Bitcoin Miners Are Giving New Life to Old Fossil-Fuel Pow... by vanusa on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:53PM (#27249238)
So now what do we do about Bitcoin in the meantime?

Exactly as the commenter above proposes: "Change the subject"

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