Mastodawn

It sucks when people are like "but flying is only 3% of global emissions" or "bitcoin is only 0.5%." It all adds up when you're in a climate emergency.
Out of ALL the nations of the world, 203 (all but 6) emit under 2% of global emissions.
- If global aviation were a nation it would be the #6 top emitter after China, the US, India, Russia, and Japan.
- The richest 1% of humans contribute 50% of all flying emissions! It is an incredibly privileged act.
As for Bitcoin, if it were a country, it emits more CO2 than 179 (86%) of the world's nations.

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bytes4life 1d ago

@MarkHoltom
Agree... but! meat super-industry and irresponsible home warm/cooling sums too.

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Yet another Josh

1d ago

@bytes4life @MarkHoltom

"You took 2 minutes longer for your shower"

IS NOT COMPARABLE TO

"We are using 2 acre-feet per acre for 1000 acres for growing almonds in the motherfucking desert"

These sorts of comments above are what industrial plants use to forcibly sway public opinion.

https://www.c-win.org/cwin-water-blog/2024/9/23/water-and-agriculture-in-california

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Don Hawkins - W7DAH 1d ago

@crankylinuxuser @tadbithuman @bytes4life @MarkHoltom Data Centers?

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Yet another Josh

1d ago

@donhawkins @tadbithuman @bytes4life @MarkHoltom

If they are enforced to be done right, they can be fine.

Mandate solar builds that offset 125% of their yearly energy consumption. Suddenly, they make energy cheaper.

Data centers do NOT consume water. They only warm it. So, use geothermal loops and pump the heat away that way.

Sounds can be remedied by not fucking running 16 gas burner turbines - looking at you fuckhead musk. And also, acoustic shields and acoustic monitoring can also he mandated by localities.

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Nobody ناچیز नास्ति (he/him)

@crankylinuxuser @donhawkins @bytes4life @MarkHoltom theoretically good ideas, but companies have learnt how to pollute with regulatory capture. Former regulators make consulting companies and teach polluters how to pollute with carve outs or dilution. Then there are carve outs for specific industries also.