Elon Musk Tells Bitcoin: Use Renewable Energy For Mining
Musk says that switching from the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for mining and transactions, especially coal, is essential for Bitcoin.
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Lack Of Black Climate Scientists Causes Suboptimal Outcomes
The dearth of Black researchers in the geosciences, which includes climatology, not only creates an exclusionary environment that isolates Black people within the field, but leads to inferior outcomes, Bloomberg reports. The self-perpetuating cycle of racial and socioeconomic exclusivity means those at the top of climate science academia have limited … [continued]
Money Is An Environmental & Energetic Burden: A Brief Overview Of Banking, Bitcoin, & PIVX
If you’re reading this, you’ve most likely read other articles regarding how “bad” Bitcoin (BTC) has become for the environment. But really, how much worse is it than traditional banking/fiat? And can we do better? (Hint: the answer is yes.) Editors Note: “For transparency – the PIVX project is community … [continued]
UK Postcode Lottery For Electric Car Charging Must Be Fixed
Originally published on Transport & Environment. By Eoin Bannon There is a postcode lottery for electric car charging points in the UK, a new study shows, with ample infrastructure in some areas and a charging desert in others, particularly in the east and south-west of England. Green group Transport & Environment … [continued]
Many In The Bitcoin Community Now Want To Short Tesla [TSLA]
There’s been a lot of drama with Tesla and bitcoin and it peaked yesterday when Elon Musk agreed with Twitter user @CryptoWhale, who said “Bitcoiners are going to slap themselves next quarter when they find out Tesla dumped the rest of their holdings. With the amount of hate @elonmusk is … [continued]
The Other Bitcoin Problem
It is not just the carbon footprint. During the Civil War, a postage stamp to mail a letter cost 3¢. It was still 3¢ when I was a kid. There had been times of inflation, but the price of the stamp had not changed. In fact, during the Civil War, … [continued]
Suncor & ATCO’s New Hydrogen Project Is More Fossil Fuel Hydrogen Hype
Two major players in Alberta’s oil and gas industry announced a new hydrogen project recently. There was much rejoicing from people who think it’s a great step forward. The details say otherwise. Suncor is one of the last remaining oil and gas majors in Alberta’s oil sands. It’s a vertically … [continued]
Tesla Suspends Bitcoin Vehicle Purchases Due To Environmental Impacts Of Mining & Transactions
Earlier this year, Tesla started accepting Bitcoin as a payment option for its vehicles. That has now changed. Earlier this afternoon, Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, put out a statement on Twitter about Tesla and Bitcoin. He announced that Tesla suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin and pointed out that the increasing … [continued]
Tesla’s Growth Path — Different Scenarios & Different Outcomes
I just saw Mercedes-Benz announce that it sold 590,999 passenger cars (+22.3%) in the 1st quarter of 2021. It got me thinking about the growth potential for Tesla, which is often lumped in with Mercedes, BMW, and Audi as a premium-class brand. I went and found Audi’s and BMW’s latest … [continued]
You Can Now Buy A Tesla With Bitcoin — For Real
As Tesla CEO Elon Musk previously hinted, following a request for this as well as a $1.5 billion Tesla investment in bitcoin, you can now buy a Tesla using bitcoin — in the US at least. (Hat tip to Sawyer Merritt.) This is not a joke. I just took this … [continued]
