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Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by kokanee on Friday October 27, 2023 @05:50PM (#38044476)
I can't speak for others but I'm definitely not blindly following group-think on this. There are countless uses for energy, and the idea that mining crypto is the best possible use for excess renewable power is a bold statement that requires a lot of explanation.
Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by staplers on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:01PM (#38044570)
Don't shun others on subjects you are unfamiliar with. Speak gently and listen.

Perhaps to the National Hydropower Association knows a bit more than you: https://www.hydro.org/powerhouse/article/why-hydropower-owne...

Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by kokanee on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:33PM (#38044870)
> Don't shun others on subjects you are unfamiliar with. Speak gently and listen.

For someone pointing an awful lot of fingers and making a lot of extremely condescending accusations throughout this thread, I'm surprised you're offering this advice.

I work in the renewable power industry, and my father was a biologist who spent his career trying to mitigate the ecological disasters caused by my state's hydroelectric dams.

The link you've provided suggests that miners and hydroelectric providers could establish mutually beneficial economic partnerships. That hardly needs to be written; it's obvious. But I think if you polled the public on whether creating additional revenue streams for hydroelectric is a higher priority than reducing our overall energy demand -- well, do I even need to suggest what the results would be?

Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by staplers on Monday October 30, 2023 @06:11PM (#38076666)

  reducing our overall energy demand
As a realist, I think you understand the fault in this logic. If we can incentivize the production of renewable energy via 'crypto credits' during down time it will alleviate the hesitation of upfront investment.

This idea is the genesis of currency in Mesopotamia. Offsetting seasonal harvests via "tokens" that allow farmers to subsist all year. Storage alone won't solve everything.

Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by microtherion on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:22PM (#38044774)
Written by "Eric McErlain, Director of External Affairs for GRIID Infrastructure". GRIID "procure[s] low-cost, carbon-free energy to build, manage, and operate a growing portfolio of vertically-integrated bitcoin mining facilities."

Hmm, I wonder why a PR representative for a Cryptomining company would advocate for Cryptomining…

Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by biot on Friday October 27, 2023 @06:10PM (#38044654)
Written by Eric McErlain, Director of External Affairs for GRIID Infrastructure.

What does GRIID do? Their homepage title: "Griid - A Bitcoin Mining Company". You've cited an opinion piece written by someone with a vested interest in promoting bitcoin.

Re:Bitcoin and carbon dioxide emissions: Evidence from daily... by dmbche on Friday October 27, 2023 @07:21PM (#38045230)
What a clown