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it's a meme ...

It is a paradox of the highest order that a nation once heralded as the bastion of liberty, the birthplace of George Orwell, has now seemingly forsaken its illustrious past. The country, which once stood as a beacon of freedom and a defender of truth, now appears to have lost its way, descending into depths unworthy of its storied heritage. It is both disheartening and perplexing to witness such a profound lapse in collective memory and values, a descent from the zenith of enlightened leadership to a nadir of forgotten principles.

Sad .... #nostr is there anybody ? out there?
@The Nostr Report @nostr.build @nostrdirectory

"opportunities for renewable energy sources"

https://jsis.washington.edu/news/the-political-geography-and-environmental-impacts-of-cryptocurrency-mining/

"Virunga National Park in eastern Congo is using its hydroelectric power for mining Bitcoin in an effort to provide the funding required to keep it afloat in the area affected by years of militia violence, deforestation, diseases, and lockdowns"

https://finbold.com/bitcoin-powers-sustainable-energy-infrastructure-in-rural-africa/

#bitcoinafrica

"reducing the electricity-access gap in underprivileged regions with minigrids and small-scale Bitcoin data centers"

https://finbold.com/bitcoin-powers-sustainable-energy-infrastructure-in-rural-africa/

#bitcoinafrica

"African cryptominers have found a way to use their consumption to keep the lights on in rural communities"

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/04/17/gridless-mining-extends-power-in-africa/

#bitcoinafrica #bitcoinenergy

"Bitcoin mining has been used to power rural communities in Africa, providing access to electricity and promoting renewable energy sources."

"Gridless Compute, a hydro-powered crypto mining project based in Africa, is using its hydro-power BTC mining rigs to power an entire rural settlement in Kenya while also lowering energy rates for 2,000 people, the equivalent to 500 families"

https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-mining-project-in-kenya-helps-power-rural-community

#bitcoinafrica #bitcoinenergy

"100 important questions about Bitcoin's energy use ... i.e. how Bitcoin mining affects the flow of investment funds to renewable energy infrastructure, how it affects the economic viability and net carbon emissions of electricity grids transitioning to renewable energy, and how it affects the need for new generation and transmission infrastructure investments."

https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/14/1/1

"Bitcoin mining incentivizes renewable capacity expansion by buying excess energy and offering an income effect"

https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/14/3/35

"Bitcoin mining on the environment is smaller than some may think"

https://www.dlapiper.com/en-jp/insights/publications/2023/02/the-role-of-bitcoin-mining-in-renewables-projects