Change the code, not the climate. #ChangeTheCode #CleanUpBitcoin @greenpeaceusa @ewg
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That’s next to having the same carbon footprint as a per passenger carbon footprint of a flight from London to New York and electronic waste equivalent to throwing away two iPhones.
Every Bitcoin transaction uses, on average, enough water to fill "a back yard swimming pool" - BBC reporting on my latest study regarding BTC’s water footprint bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67…
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NEW: Water shortages now affect more than 25% of people worldwide, and new research reveals that a shocking amount of this increasingly scarce resource is being consumed by... #Bitcoin 😒
Our @CleanUpBitcoin campaign lead @joshdarcher explains why it's time to #CleanUpBitcoin:
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CleanSpark's Georgia Bitcoin mining, backed by @BlackRock and @Vanguard, raises red flags. From environmental worries to debunked greenwashing, disruptive noise, and unclear community benefits, our report delves into the problematic issues. #CleanUpBitcoin greenpeace.org/usa/research/…
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Not only is crypto mining killing the climate, but the tremendous amount of water consumption by Bitcoin is harming our waterways, including in the beautiful Finger Lakes of upstate New York. bbc.com/news/technology-6756…
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Bitcoin mines aren’t just energy-hungry, it turns out they’re thirsty, too. The water consumption tied to a single Bitcoin transaction, on average, could be enough to fill a small backyard pool, according to a new analysis. theverge.com/2023/11/29/2397…
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The @Verge: "It’s not just electricity — Bitcoin mines burn through a lot of water, too"
According to new research from @DigiEconomist, Bitcoin mining in the U.S. alone might be using as much water as every household in Washington, D.C.
#CleanUpBitcoin
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NEW from @BBCNews: Every Bitcoin payment 'uses a swimming pool of water'
That’s ~6 MILLION TIMES MORE than a typical credit card transaction, per new research from @DigiEconomist.
Bitcoin does NOT need to use this much water. We must #CleanUpBitcoin
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“I’d be booed off stage. They’d throw tomatoes at me.”
Our @CleanUpBitcoin campaign lead @joshdarcher spoke at @SolanaConf #Breakpoint2023 about our work to stop #Bitcoin's growing carbon emissions.
Bitcoin's most fervid supporters may not like it, but Bitcoin needs to change.
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GreenpeaceUSA was paid $5 million by the founder of Ripple to create the "Change the Code" campaign: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
It should be noted that anyone, including GreenpeaceUSA or Josh Archer, can change the Bitcoin code at any time.
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246 Texans died in winter 2021 when the fragile TX power grid failed and left millions freezing — Texans want to know why their electricity (& water) is now being wasted on #Bitcoin.
Thank you to @PublicCitizenTX’s Adrian Shelley & University of Houston's @edhirs for joining us!
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We’re SO proud to be supporting @CCofNavarro this week in their fight against #Bitcoin pollution here in Corsicana, TX where @RiotPlatforms is building the world’s largest Bitcoin “mine” in the world.
Their message: don’t mess with Texas’ water and electricity! #CleanUpBitcoin
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NEW: @BlackRock & @Vanguard_Group are bankrolling the company behind the fossil fuel generated #Bitcoin pollution boom in Texas, where @RiotPlatforms is building the largest Bitcoin mine in the world.
Texans are suffering the consequences.
greenpeace.org/usa/research/…
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Bitcoin is polluting our planet, and frontline climate activists like @CCofNavarro are fighting back to protect their communities from companies like @RiotPlatforms who are profiting from Bitcoin’s growing (and completely unnecessary) air, water, & noise pollution #CleanUpBitcoin
Targeting high water use, energy waste, and round-the-clock noise, skeptics are challenging #Bitcoin efforts in Navarro County and the state of #Texas, the author of ‘Let Them Eat Crypto’ writes.
#blockchain #crypto #energy #climate @PeterJHowson
deceleration.news/2023/10/11…
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NEW: @Tefere_Gebre and @bruneski in @thehill on the dishonest attempts from #Bitcoin investors, lobbyists, and advocates to greenwash Bitcoin's growing fossil fuel-powered pollution and carbon emissions.
Tread cautiously, @BlackRock @Chase @Fidelity
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NEW: the world’s largest payment processor @Visa is betraying its "net-zero emissions by 2040" pledge by helping lead the mainstream adoption of #Bitcoin despite its growing carbon emissions.
cc: Visa's "Chief Sustainability Officer" @GreenLivingDoug 👀
greenpeace.org/usa/visa-is-b…
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Someone's finally found a real world use-case for crypto-currency: NOT mining it.
NEW: ERCOT paid a Colorado Bitcoin mining company $13.3 million from June to September to cut back on its energy usage.
The company doubled its revenue from reducing operations instead of mining Bitcoin.
dallasnews.com/business/2023…
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Other real-world uses of #Bitcoin:
💡Increasing electricity bills!
☠️Spewing carbon pollution!
⛽️ Resurrecting shuttered fossil fuel plants!
🌊 Wasting and polluting water!
🔊 Unbearable noise pollution!
The list of reasons to #CleanUpBitcoin goes on...
greenpeace.org/usa/reports/i…
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Wow that’s a lot of useless computations and hot air being produced. How Texans continue to tolerate this while it costs them billions in additional electricity costs is beyond me.
The largest #bitcoin mine in America.
Riot Blockchain in Texas computes 10,500,000,000,000,000,000 mathmatical algorthithms every second in a global race to secure the next block of the blockchain.
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What's that? A giant skull made of computer parts calling out energy hogging bitcoin at the march to #EndFossilFuels! #CleanUpBitcoin!
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The #SkullOfSatoshi was at the March to #EndFossilFuels in NYC yesterday to remind everyone that Bitcoin + Coal = 💀
HUGE thank you to the hundreds of people who took photos with us and learned why Bitcoin is a roadblock in our fight to end fossil fuels!
#CleanUpBitcoin
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A one-megawatt crypto mine consumes more energy each day than 700 American homes. As of April 2023, 5 of the 10 largest Bitcoin mines were in Texas. Mining will raise energy prices for Texans, likely by over 30%. It's just not worth the cost. earthjustice.org/feature/cry…
