jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUS Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mininginsideclimatenews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mininginsideclimatenews.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhy? If people paid for the electricity then what’s the problem?
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoDrives up costs, causes brownouts, keeps fossil fuel plants open longer, etc.
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months ago“what do you mean environmental impact, if people paid for the gasoline then what’s the problem?”
minus-squareTire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoWhy police how people use electricity? That’s not the problem, the people burning coal and natural gas are the problem.
Why? If people paid for the electricity then what’s the problem?
Drives up costs, causes brownouts, keeps fossil fuel plants open longer, etc.
“what do you mean environmental impact, if people paid for the gasoline then what’s the problem?”
Why police how people use electricity? That’s not the problem, the people burning coal and natural gas are the problem.