Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated neighbor, study finds

Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by brenner100 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @02:13PM (#38195412)

Did you guys ever think about instead of flaring the gas, using it to mine bitcoin? You are wasting a ton of money :-)

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by robocat on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @02:46PM (#38195904)

  Some enterprising people have constructed trailers with natural gas generators powering bitcoin miners.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by kinonionioa on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @03:08PM (#38196205)

It's a pure waste either way.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by maerF0x0 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @04:01PM (#38196939)

well, technically it'd be off-gassing CO2 instead of methane. Technically a minor improvement. Still, there are even better uses for it.

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Re:Texas produces twice as much methane as better regulated ... by smolder on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @05:23PM (#38198015)

Yes, though it's better that people mine Bitcoin this way than off coal powered grids.

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