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Bitcoin Uses Half the Energy of the Banking System

Elon Musk recently sent bitcoin prices plummeting when he announced that Tesla would no longer accept the cryptocurrency, citing concerns over the environment. “Energy usage trend over past few months is insane,” said Musk, one of bitcoin’s highest-profile supporters, in a May 12 tweet. Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021…

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Democrats Seek To Outlaw Suburban, Single-Family House Zoning, Calling It Racist And Bad For The Environment

  Luke Rosiak    –  Virginia House Del. Ibraheem Samirah introduced a bill that would override local zoning officials to permit multi-family housing in every neighborhood, changing the character of quiet suburbs. –  Oregon passed a similar bill, following moves by cities such as Minneapolis; Austin, Texas; and Seattle. –  Proponents say urban lifestyles are…

Apocalypse Now? UN Warns Of Imminent Ecological Catastrophe, Just Like They Did In 1982
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Apocalypse Now? UN Warns Of Imminent Ecological Catastrophe, Just Like They Did In 1982

Michael Bastasch Republish Reprint The United Nations is out with a familiar refrain: ecological catastrophe is decades away, echoing a warning from 1982. In 1982, the U.N. warned of environmental destruction “as irreversible as any nuclear holocaust” by the turn of the century. This time, the U.N. says one million species are threatened with extinction,…