<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>zen&lt;3lofi wrote</title><author_name>zen&lt;3lofi (npub19f…r8x97)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub19fpw0xcpwwkunhd52ryer82u5j6a3kppquplfyjhz3xc87d2cths7r8x97</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>Bitcoin mining AND AI data centers produce PM 2.5 - &#xA;&#xA;Sources: &#xA;1. Sustainabilityonline.net &#xA;     - Cambridge Digital Mining Industry Report, published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School&#xA;&#xA;[ https://sustainabilityonline.net/news/more-than-half-the-energy-used-to-mine-bitcoin-last-year-was-sustainable/%23:~:text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520the%2520energy%2520used%2520to%2520mine%2520Bitcoin%2520last%2520year%2520was%2520sustainable,-Editor%25208%2520months%26text%3DMore%2520than%2520half%2520(52.4%2525),by%2520Cambridge%2520University%2520has%2520found.&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1769278395939235&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XDHlrEY_oAsms2MkQtfF4 ]&#xA;&#xA;2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/environmental-impact-of-bitcoin-mining&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1769278395940171&amp;usg=AOvVaw10JTv98ssxtrrdScVN4DND&#xA;&#xA;&#xA;75.4% of bitcoin mines are in the U.S. &#xA;&#xA;52.4% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin was sustainable (hydropower, wind, nuclear energy) &#xA;&#xA;conclusion: &#xA;47.6% of energy used in 2024 to mine Bitcoin created pollution.  &#xA;&#xA;☠️🚑🚨💸🚭Which is still a lot.  </html></oembed>