Bitcoin mining now consuming the annual energy consumption of Ireland.

The Energy to Sustain Blockchain – The debate rages on as the energy consumption increases Guest essay by Shea Karssing Earlier this year, we published an article (https://smarterbusiness.co.uk/bitcoin-electricity-energy-sustain-blockchain/) on Bitcoin energy consumption, reporting how Iceland has become one of the top locations for cryptocurrency servers, which now exceed the consumption of private energy users. Now, the criticism amongst…

Remember when they told us coral bleaching was a sure result of recent man-made global warming? Never mind.

From the “science eventually self-corrects” department, new science showing coral bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef is a centuries-old problem, well before “climate change” became a buzzword and rising CO2 levels were blamed. Marc Hendrickx writes: New paper shows coral bleaching in GBR extending back 400+ years. [This] busts myths promulgated by alarmist Dr. Ove…

The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 3

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen This is Part 3 of a four part series. If you are not familiar with The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 1 and Part 2, you can either read them in their entirety and then read this, or read the introduction of Part 1 up to the line “Let’s…

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory makes a stunning portrayal of the Sun’s magnetic field

From the cool stuff department and NASA Goddard, comes this. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) scientists used their computer models to generate a view of the Sun’s magnetic field on August 10 17, 2018. As seen above. About one year ago the magnetic looked like this, captured on 8/26/17: The bright active region right at…

Gaffe down under- ‘Final Solution’ Was Bad. But So Is ‘Climate Denier’

Columnist Andrew Bolt writes: Fraser Anning using the phrase “final solution” has outraged dozens of politicians from Labor and the Greens because of the link to the Holocaust. Will Labor and the Greens now express similar outrage at the phrase “climate deniers”, given its deliberate link to Holocaust deniers? Professor Clive Hamilton: Instead of dishonouring…

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Bitcoin mining now consuming the annual energy consumption of Ireland.

Remember when they told us coral bleaching was a sure result of recent man-made global warming? Never mind.

The Fight Against Global Greening – Part 3

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory makes a stunning portrayal of the Sun’s magnetic field

Gaffe down under- ‘Final Solution’ Was Bad. But So Is ‘Climate Denier’