#eco-friendly mining

[bitcoinversus]

CleanSpark Purchases Avalon A1566i Miners from Canaan

Canaan U.S. Inc. has announced that it secured an order from CleanSpark for the delivery of 3,800 Avalon A1566i Immersion Cooling Miners. Each of these high-performance miners operates with an average compute power of 249 Terahash per second (TH/s) without overclocking. https://twitter.com/canaanio/status/1852382585453748269 The delivery is set to take place in the fourth quarter of 2024,…

[kunosoura]

I’d be more sympathetic to people criticizing the lack of clarity or seriousness in anti civ critiques if those same people weren’t usually causing a huge part of the problem by calling anyone with any serious notion of degrowth a genocidal ecofascist primitivist boogeyman.

[earthl0verr]

It has come to my awareness that some blogs that follow me are homophobic/transphobic/etc. I know I don’t post often but I have to make it clear: if you are homophobic, transphobic, racist, or hateful to any group of people, DO NOT FOLLOW ME. It wouldn’t even make sense, as I’m a queer nonbinary person. And I don’t want to see you if you don’t support me. So leave. I don’t support hate.

[likemosaic]

YOUR MUSE AS A SIM. [ . . . ] below are traits from the sims 3, excluding some that don’t really fit in. now…. in the game, you are actually only allowed to pick five traits in total but to make things easier, you may choose three for each section. choose wisely! please repost, not reblog.

1. absent-minded. adventurous. ambitious. animal lover. artistic. athletic. avant garde. bookworm. brave. brooding. cat person. charismatic. childish. clumsy. commitment issues. computer whiz. couch potato. coward. daredevil. disciplined. dislikes children. diva. dog person. dramatic. easily impressed. eccentric. eco-friendly. equestrian. evil. 2. excitable. family-oriented. flirty. friendly. frugal. genius. good. good sense of humor. great kisser. green thumb. grumpy. handy. heavy sleeper. hopeless romantic. hot-headed. hydrophobic. inappropriate. irresistible. kleptomaniac. light sleeper. loner. loves the cold. loves the heat. loves the outdoors. loves to swim. lucky. mean-spirited. mooch. natural born performer. 3. natural cook. neat. night owl. no sense of humor. nurturing. overemotional. party animal. perceptive. perfectionist. photographer’s eye. proper. rebellious. sailor. schmoozer. shy. slob. snob. social butterfly. socially awkward. supernatural fan. supernatural skeptic. unflirty. unlucky. vehicle enthusiast. virtuoso. workaholic.

𝖙𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖉 𝖇𝖞: stole from the wonderful @maidmyth 𝖙𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖌: whoever wants to steal it!!

[transmalewife]

why must everything get worse always? did you know converse are made of plastic now? and that the cunts are trying to pass it off as an eco friendly move?

[amomentoftimeandword]

HAPPY WORLD OCEAN DAY! 🙂💙🌊

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Did you know that 70% of the oxygen on Earth is produced by our oceans? The plants in the ocean produce even more oxygen than all the trees on land combined!

Unfortunately, the ongoing deep sea mining has been destroying countless ecosystems and the creatures that live there. This has to stop in order to protect our future! Do I need to mention the problem that is over fishing? Culling for no good reason? Even more unfortunate, every single day, a dump trucks worth of trash ends up in the oceans 😓 Let's do our part to help reduce the amount of trash that pollutes these life giving waters.

Buy reusable water bottles!

Buy reusable bags to use at the grocery store!

Recycle ♻️ (if you can)!

Participate in beach clean ups OR pick up trash in general when you casually go to the beach!

[buggedboi]

Worshipping Nature includes not harming it : Plastic Free Swaps Part 2

I have been using these coconut bowls (NB: only lukewarm and cold foods are suitable in these! They also need to be hand washed) in the 2 bowl pack I received two spoons and a reusable straw perfectly sized for thick smoothies which are hard to find!

I recently finished my natural roll-on deodrant but it wasn't plastic free or refillable, so I have switched to Wild. I chose scents I can use for after ritual showers like Sea Salt, Thunderstorm and an Orange based scent

image source : violethollow.com

[greenwolverine]

Simple Steps to an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle

1. Introduction

Living sustainably doesn’t require dramatic changes overnight. A step-by-step approach can make transitioning to an eco-friendly lifestyle easier.

2. Small Changes, Big Impact

Start by making small, manageable changes, such as reducing waste and opting for reusable products.

3. Reducing Single-Use Plastics

Single-use plastics are major pollutants. Switch to reusable bags, straws, and containers to reduce environmental harm.

4. Sustainable Alternatives for Everyday Use

Items like cloth diapers and bar soap can significantly cut waste. Dr. Bronner's is a recommended biodegradable option.

5. The Benefits of Natural Cleaners

Natural cleaning products, such as Dr. Bronner’s soap, offer eco-friendly and safe alternatives to chemical-laden detergents.

6. Conscious Consumption of Electronics

Recycle your old electronics responsibly to reduce e-waste and limit the environmental impact of discarded gadgets.

7. Reusable Products for Daily Life

Using reusable items, such as water bottles and cloth shopping bags, helps reduce the use of disposable products and cuts down on plastic waste.

8. Conclusion

Making eco-friendly choices is a journey, and small actions can accumulate into meaningful environmental benefits over time. Start where you are, and gradually incorporate more sustainable practices into your routine.

For more tips and ideas, visit the original post here.

[wealthwise93]

Lithium and Copper: The Metals That Will Shape the Future

🔋🌍 Lithium and copper are set to revolutionize the economy as the demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy soars! 🌱✨ With innovations in battery tech and sustainable materials, the future looks bright for clean energy.

In the coming years, certain metals are poised to fundamentally change the global economy—foremost among them are lithium and copper. These two raw materials are becoming increasingly indispensable for the energy and transportation industries as the world shifts towards renewable energy and electric vehicles. Lithium: The Fuel of the Energy Transition Lithium plays a central role in the…

[booksncalm]

Breaking the Mold: Eco-Friendly Approaches to Gold Extraction

In the world of mining, gold extraction has long been synonymous with the use of cyanide. This highly toxic chemical has been a staple in the industry for decades due to its effectiveness in separating gold from ore. However, the environmental impact of cyanide in gold mining cannot be ignored. From contaminating water sources to endangering wildlife and human health, the negative consequences…

[catsmeow39]

Breaking the Mold: Eco-Friendly Approaches to Gold Extraction

In the world of mining, gold extraction has long been synonymous with the use of cyanide. This highly toxic chemical has been a staple in the industry for decades due to its effectiveness in separating gold from ore. However, the environmental impact of cyanide in gold mining cannot be ignored. From contaminating water sources to endangering wildlife and human health, the negative consequences…

[bitcoinversus]

Gryphon Digital Leverages Methane for Low-Cost Bitcoin Mining

Gryphon Digital Mining expands its operations with a low-cost, environmentally friendly acquisition.

Gryphon Digital Mining has taken a significant step toward cementing its position as a low-cost operator by acquiring a Bitcoin mining operation powered by flare gas in Louisiana. The deal, valued at $1.5 million, involves up to 2.9 megawatts (MW) of operational capacity and includes 59 petahash per second (PH/s) of Bitcoin mining equipment​. The acquisition is part of Gryphon’s strategy to…

[jitzbala]

Electric Vehicles in the UK: Beneath the Shine, Are They Truly Green?

Exploring the pros and cons of owning an electric vehicle in the UK, this blog delves into the appealing benefits and potential drawbacks of EVs. As an informed car enthusiast, I share my thoughts on the adoption of electric cars.

© 2023 Jitesh Balakrishnan. All Rights Reserved. Nissan vehicles on display at Glyn Hopkin I’m currently sitting at my local Glyn Hopkin waiting for my QQ to be serviced, and I can’t help but be drawn to the impressive array of cars on display. Among them, the new electric vehicles (EVs) are particularly eye-catching, especially the Nissan Ariya. Sleek, modern, and eco-friendly – they seem to be…

[clowningaroundmars]

Just made my own laundry detergent ✌🏼

#girlboss #ecofriendly #homesteading #offthegrid #fuckcapitalism #wellnotreallycuziboughtmostofthestuffatBJ’sandHomesense #butyouknowwhatimean

[daffenger]

As soon as people awoke to the beauty of nature, they began to copy it, carving breasts into rocks and crafting cloth into petals. But the darkest chapter in the pantheon of flower making occurred ages after Sheba attempted to stump Solomon and centuries after ancient Chinese artists began creating lotus blossoms from silk scraps. [...] One London flower maker, a nineteen-year-old girl named Matilda Scheurer, died on November 20, 1861. Her death was widely publicized, and accounts of her illness ranged from credible to lurid. Yet we know that her final illness was “horrible,” writes the historian Alison Matthews David. “She vomited green waters; the whites of her eyes had turned green, and she told her doctor that ‘everything she looked at was green.” An autopsy confirmed that arsenic had reached her stomach, liver, and lungs—arsenic she inhaled while at work, dusting artificial leaves with green powder to make them appear more lifelike.

Scheele’s Green, the Color of Fake Foliage and Death, Katy Kelleher in The Paris Review (May 2 2018)

[reasonsforhope]

"Scientists have developed a way to dramatically reduce the cost of recycling certain electronic waste by using whey protein.

Their method allows for the easy recovery of gold from circuit boards at a cost of energy and materials amounting to 50 times less than the price of the gold they recover—these are the numbers that big business likes to see.

Indeed, the potential for scalability depends on this sort of cost savings, something traditional e-waste recycling methods just can’t achieve.

Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from ETH Zurich has found that whey protein, a byproduct of dairy manufacturing, can be used to make sponges that attract trace amounts of ionized gold.

Electronic waste contains a variety of valuable metals, including copper, cobalt, and gold. Despite gold’s public persona as being either money or jewelry, thousands of ounces of gold are used in electronics every year for its exceptional conductive properties.

Mezzenga’s colleague Mohammad Peydayesh first “denatured whey proteins under acidic conditions and high temperatures, so that they aggregated into protein nanofibrils in a gel,” writes the ETH Zurich press. “The scientists then dried the gel, creating a sponge out of these protein fibrils.”

The next step was extracting the gold: done by tossing 20 salvaged motherboards into an acid bath until the metals had dissolved into ionized compounds that the sponge began attracting.

Removing the sponge, a heat treatment caused the gold ions to aggregate into 22-carat gold flakes which could be easily removed.

“The fact I love the most is that we’re using a food industry byproduct to obtain gold from electronic waste,” Mezzenga says. In a very real sense, he observes, the method transforms two waste products into gold. “You can’t get much more sustainable than that!” ...

However the real dollar value comes from the bottom line—which was 50 times more than the cost of energy and source materials. Because of this, the scientists have every intention of bringing the technology to the market as quickly as possible while also desiring to see if the protein fibril sponge can be made of other food waste byproducts.

E-waste is a quickly growing burden in global landfills, and recycling it requires extremely energy-intensive machinery that many recycling facilities do not possess.

The environmental value of the minerals contained within most e-waste comes not only from preventing the hundreds of years it takes for them to break down in the soil, but also from the reduction in demand from new mining operations which can, though not always, significantly degrade the environments they are located in.

[Note: Absolutely massive understatement, mining is incredibly destructive to ecosystems. Mining is also incredibly toxic to human health and a major cause of conflict, displacement, and slavery globally.]

Other countries are trying to incentivize the recycling of e-waste, and are using gold to do so. In 2022, GNN reported that the British Royal Mint launched an electronically traded fund (ETF) with each share representing the value of gold recovered from e-waste as a way for investors to diversify into gold in a way that doesn’t support environmentally damaging mining.

The breakthrough is reminiscent of that old fairy tale of Rumpelstiltskin who can spin straw into gold. All that these modern-day, real-life alchemists are doing differently is using dairy and circuit boards rather than straw."

-via Good News Network, July 19, 2024