This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Friday, 17 December 2021
Cooking On Gas?
Big oil has a cunning new ploy. They are using the 'waste' methane gas from oil wells to 'mine' for Bitcoins (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/16/crypto-mining-oil-industry-waste-climate-crisis). Bitcoin mining uses enormous amounts of electricity. Burning the methane gas can generate the needed power. Methane is a very potent 'greenhouse gas' but, burning it, simply generates carbon dioxide. This drives global heating and climate change. There's no such thing as a free lunch! We certainly don't want more of this activity.
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