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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by hoppyhoppy2 on Friday September 30, 2022 @01:54PM (#33038248)
See also

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33026638

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33023882

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33023115

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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by hitpointdrew on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:09PM (#33039306)
That is because beef, when done holistically, is carbon negative. Really wish people would stop hating on cows/beef, they are not the problem, they are the solution as outlined by Allan Savory in his TED talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTHi7O66pI.
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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by hoppyhoppy2 on Friday September 30, 2022 @06:21PM (#33041523)
what percentage of beef is currently done holistically?
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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by hitpointdrew on Friday September 30, 2022 @07:46PM (#33042184)
Not enough, but that doesn’t mean we should be advocating to end cattle ranches. We should be advocating they adopt the holistic approach.
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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by Toadtoad on Friday September 30, 2022 @01:46PM (#33038125)
Proper link: https://www.theregister.com/2022/09/30/bitcoin_climate_impac...
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Re:Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists by daniel-cussen on Friday September 30, 2022 @01:46PM (#33038123)
Translation: bitcoin is worse for economists than global warming.
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