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For something that was supposed to be more “green” this seems like a very obvious oversight
by mangecoeur 5y ago
For something that was supposed to be more “green” this seems like a very obvious oversight
- ceejayoz 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing "Dishonesty? In my crypto? It's more likely than you think."
- rapind 5y agoReminds me of the argument this guy was making recently https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/link-global-bitcoin-mine-alberta-1.6137731 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/link-global-bitcoin-m... > "We look at, OK, what can we do to use this in a beneficial way … I don't want to say we're in the business of methane destruction, but we're in the business of beneficial use of that potential methane-generating source. You combust it properly. You don't flare it, and you control those emissions," Jenkins said.
- gruez 5y agoThe article isn't exactly clear what's happening. Are they extracting natural gas (methane) that would normally stay in the ground, or are they flaring natural gas that would otherwise have leaked out?
- Slartie 5y agoIf you want some new crypto to succeed, it must have at least one blatant lie on the first page of its white paper. Otherwise no "investor" will buy the stuff.
- Dylan16807 5y agoYeah, the plotting thing is really bad. But thankfully: 1. the network has mostly stopped expanding 2. I think there's a pretty good ramdisk plotter now for big miners