Change the code, not the climate. #ChangeTheCode #CleanUpBitcoin @greenpeaceusa @ewg
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💡 If Bitcoin's code was changed, all the immense electricity waste and associated water use would disappear overnight.
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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:
.@BlackRock, @Vanguard_Group, @jpmorgan, @Chase, and others had shares in Bitcoin mining companies valued over $1.35 billion in April 2023.
🚩 Wall Street is going all in on #Bitcoin without a peep about the pollution it causes.
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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
theverge.com/2023/11/29/2397…
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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
A new UN report reminds us that #Bitcoin
🌎 would rank 27th among nations in electricity use
🏭 created emissions =84 billion pounds of coal
🌲 needs 3.9 billion trees planted to offset its emissions
news.sky.com/story/bitcoin-m…
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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/…
ERCOT paid Riot $13.3 million in September alone so it wouldn't overload the state's fragile electrical grid.
Why are @Vanguard_Group and @BlackRock funding this climate disaster?
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💸 @BlackRock has invested $595,579,704 into 18 Bitcoin mining companies.
💸 @JPMorgan @Chase has invested $26,068,266 into 17 Bitcoin mining companies.
How exactly does this square with their climate commitments?
The cryptocurrency industry is as guilty of greenwashing and climate misinformation as any other.
nrdc.org/bio/alfonso-pating/…
#Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that is mined using energy sources known to be great for the environment, including:
😷 fracked gas
😷 burning car tires
😷 good ol’-fashioned waste coal
This is your reminder that EACH of the 34 largest crypto-mining operations across the country uses at least 30,000 times as much power as the average home.
With absolutely no proof of economic benefits to outweigh the harm they will cause.
Digihost, like most crypto-mining operations, offers pollution and little else.
They are ramping up to operate 24/7/365 on fracked gas – a dirty, climate change-accelerating fossil fuel. buffalonews.com/opinion/anot…
