Bitcoin's Climate Change Impact Is Under Scrutiny

kensi

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Mar 9, 2021, 10:13:29 PM3/9/21

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As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate
and sustainability, the cryptocurrency's huge carbon footprint could
become a red flag:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/dealbook/bitcoin-climate-change.html

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Klaus Schadenfreude

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Mar 10, 2021, 8:33:24 AM3/10/21

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On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 22:13:21 -0500, kensi
<kkensi...@gmail.nospam.invalid> wrote:

>As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate
>and sustainability, the cryptocurrency's huge carbon footprint could
>become a red flag:
>
>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/dealbook/bitcoin-climate-change.html

But depending on which study you read, the annual carbon emissions
from the electricity required to mine Bitcoin and process its
transactions are equal to the amount emitted by all of New Zealand.

New Zealand??

LOL

THAT little shit hole of a country?

We can live with THAT!

ROFLMAO

max headroom

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Mar 10, 2021, 10:33:03 AM3/10/21

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In news:s29dgk$v8e$1...@gioia.aioe.org, kensi the troll <kkensi...@gmail.nospam.invalid> trolled:

> As companies and investors increasingly say they are focused on climate
> and sustainability, the cryptocurrency's huge carbon footprint could
> become a red flag:

> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/dealbook/bitcoin-climate-change.html

Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage they do to the Earth.

Nadegda

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Mar 10, 2021, 3:25:44 PM3/10/21

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Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:

> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
> they do to the Earth.

Your hallucinations can't do any damage to the Earth outside of your stoned
li'l noggin, kooky.

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Klaus Schadenfreude

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Mar 10, 2021, 6:18:50 PM3/10/21

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On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:25:43 -0000 (UTC), Nadegda
<nad31...@gmail.invalid> wrote:

>Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
>On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:
>
>> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
>> they do to the Earth.
>

>Your halluci[..]

More foamy carbon into the atmosphere. You really hate this planet,
don't you?

kensi

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Mar 10, 2021, 10:17:54 PM3/10/21

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On 3/10/2021 3:25 PM, Nadegda wrote:
> Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:
>
>> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
>> they do to the Earth.
>
> Your hallucinations can't do any damage to the Earth outside of your stoned
> li'l noggin, kooky.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe ...

Think this one might make a good candidate for March's Looney Maroon
Award, Nadegda?

*snicker*

max headroom

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Mar 10, 2021, 11:08:20 PM3/10/21

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In news:s2ba07$rgg$3...@dont-email.me, Nadegda the Liar <nad31...@gmail.invalid> typed:

> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:

>> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
>> they do to the Earth.

> Your hallucinations can't do any damage to the Earth outside of your stoned
> li'l noggin, kooky.

That's more than you can say. Mother Earth is crying due to your continued trolling.

Scout

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Mar 11, 2021, 9:01:28 AM3/11/21

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"Nadegda" <nad31...@gmail.invalid> wrote in message
news:s2ba07$rgg$3...@dont-email.me...

> Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:
>
>> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
>> they do to the Earth.
>
> Your hallucinations can't do any damage to the Earth outside of your
> stoned
> li'l noggin, kooky.

Keep telling yourself and kensi that, maybe one of you might finally
understand that.

Nadegda

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Mar 11, 2021, 7:14:17 PM3/11/21

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Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!

On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:17:45 -0500, kensi wrote:

> On 3/10/2021 3:25 PM, Nadegda wrote:
>> Time to trigger the right-wing snowflakes again. Melt, snowflakes, melt!
>> On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:51:33 -0800, max headshroom hallucinated:
>>
>>> Yet the Bobbsey Twins blithely troll away, unconcerned about the damage
>>> they do to the Earth.
>>
>> Your hallucinations can't do any damage to the Earth outside of your stoned
>> li'l noggin, kooky.
>
> Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe ...
>
> Think this one might make a good candidate for March's Looney Maroon
> Award, Nadegda?
>
> *snicker*

Most definitely. But he might have to face some competition from Pratt,
depending.

<snicker>