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224 sats \ 3 replies \ @sb 19 Jul 2022 \ on: 59.5% of BTC mining electricity mix was from sustainable sources in Q2 2022 bitcoin
What is truly sustainable though?
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2022-07-14/california-rooftop-solar-pv-panels-recycling-danger
Solar energy seemed like a utopian dream. Why wouldn't the sun be able to supply us with all the energy we'd need? But it quickly turned into a Marxist, state-funded dystopia of wealthy nation's dumping disused, toxic solar panels on poor neighbors.
I suspect that the wind energy industry is a similar dystopian reality. Perhaps nuclear energy is our savior?
i wonder if there is not a more efficient way to capture the energy, other than the solar panels.
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Mine bitcoin instead of rare earth metals for electric cars to save the environment.
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good question, it opens up a very deep rabbit hole.
at a high level, i agree that the state funded renewable subsidies led to bad investing decisions that are harming our available energy options today.
i also think that solar cost declines are going to make it a very compelling option when combined with the cost declines in batteries.
we’re not there yet, but trending in that direction. i suspect when we get there there will also be much better options for recycling these materials and i do think they are a step towards a more sustainable energy supply. tesla is innovating in the panel/battery recycling space.
i also think nuclear is worth investing more money into, looks promising.
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