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I’m biased but I wonder whether these outlets write more about Bitcoin hurting the environment than oil companies and other energy producers pushing back so hard on alternative energy.

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The elephant in the room is Adtech. It wastes obscene amounts of energy, mostly coal mines, and it's only going to waste more with the growth of the economy and the increasing competition between advertisers.

Yes, articles tend to go in groups. Everyone focuses on one topic and then changes.

At the moment the topic seems to be Bitcoin, since it's currently skyrocketing due to Tesla.

But don't worry, they will return to gas/oil soon.

Also the environmental impact of Bitcoin is more novel and thus more interesting than the well-known environmental impact of gas/oil.

Exactly, the only people who think oil/gas/coal are fine are industry shills and the people who believe them.

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