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Yes, that is a factor. Other factors include abandoned coal fire plants being restarted for mining. The question is not if there is a factor that is positive,
by thomastjeffery 5y ago
Yes, that is a factor. Other factors include abandoned coal fire plants being restarted for mining.
The question is not if there is a factor that is positive, but whether the positives outweigh the negatives. Every source I have seen is confident they do not.
- thebean11 5y agoThat's a pretty different claim from the one I replied to, but yes I agree additional consumption of fossil fuels is an important factor. The claim that consumption of renewable energy is equivalent to consumption of fossil fuels, because that renewable energy would have otherwise offset fossil fuel consumption I don't agree with though.
- cwkoss 5y agoMaybe we should focus regulations on coal fire plants instead of cryptocurrency?
- thomastjeffery 5y agoWe can and should focus on both.