Bitcoin -> Energy Use -> Pollution
Bitcoin uses a computation system to prevent fraud, but computation takes energy, which damages the environment, all at an increasing rate.
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Gaius Publius: The Building Is Burning and All the World’s Babies Are In It — Using Force to Fight Climate Change
It’s going to take force to fight climate change and there’s little time to waste. Asking and negotiating won’t do the job.
Read more...Gaius Publius: In Surprise Move, Norway’s $1 Trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund May Divest From Fossil Fuels
Would a Norway sovereign wealth fund divestiture from fossil fuels be a tipping point among investors?
Read more...How Despair Helped Drive Trump to Victory
Trump did well in places that have borne the brunt of declines in manufacturing, mining, and related industries since the 1970s.
Read more...Gaius Publius: New Study – “Natural Gas” Has No Climate Benefit, Will Make Things Worse
Debunking the myth that natural gas will reduce carbon emissions.
Read more...Scientists: Population Growth “Primary Driver Behind Ecological and Societal Threats”
A bit late in the game, experts are finally depicting population growth as the driver of threats like climate change.
Read more...That’s Not MY Greenhouse Gas!
Climate pacts like the Paris Accord do little because they focus on in-country greenhouse gas emissions, not ones based on consumption.
Read more...New EPA Lawsuit Policy Advances Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda
Trump deregulatory agenda advances, via agency decisions, and a new EPA lawsuit policy to stymie regulation by litigation.
Read more...Is the U.S. Solar Boom In Jeopardy?
The US ITC has recommended imposing a 35% tariff on imported solar panels. The final decision rests with Trump and could stunt solar growth.
Read more...How Many Hurricanes Must It Take?
Some relatively low-cost measures can reduce the toll of hurricanes….but do they go far enough?
Read more...Sneaky Trump Scheme Guarantees Profits of Coal and Nuclear Power Plant Owners
Trump’s latest giveaway: a massive subsidy to coal and nuclear plant operators via unnecessary and costly electricity backup requirements.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Capitalism, Infinite Growth, Climate Change & Manufactured Hopelessness
Looking at the disastrously high cost of the fetishization of growth.
Read more...The Climate Change Land Rush: When Will People Start Leaving Coastal Cities?
Most of the world’s biggest cities are coastal cities. What happens when people start realizing they are threatened?
Read more...California Rewrites the GOP’s Climate Playbook
Some California Republican legislators are breaking ranks and beginning to embrace modest pro-regulatory positions on climate change.
Read more...Climate Change Enabling US Military to Play Greatly Enlarged Domestic Role
Why climate change is great for the Pentagon’s budget and bad for Americans’ freedom.
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