Powerful speech by RFK, and he addresses all concerns. To add on, coal, fossil fuel and natural gas continue to be the predominant energy source (80% of global energy supply) despite treaties, regulations and environment concerns. We need a diff incentive to boost renewable energy I recall your tweet a few years back -

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#bitcoin incentivizes renewable energy

It was a bold statement and a right one, and global reaction was overwhelmingly positive. I wrote some of these down 2 mths after that tweet and I’m sure there is more now : 1. Using waste of non - renewable energies - Stronghold Digital Mining in Pennsylvania combines waste coal and hydropower to mine Bitcoin. - Denver's Crusoe Energy Systems utilizes waste gas from oil drilling to achieve carbon negativity, as flares often fail to fully burn the methane it contains. 2. Under-utilised clean non-renewable energy - El Salvador expands geothermal mining and uses funds from Bitcoin mining to fund social infrastructure like schools and clinics - a lot of benefits to nuclear energy if used right. Texas power grid also uses 10.9% of nuclear energy to power its state - Suarez advocates Bitcoin miners near South Florida's Turkey Point nuclear plant. 3. Expanding renewable energies - Lord Fusitu'a of Tonga's Parliament harnesses ocean wave kinetic energy. - Tara Ocean project tests successful ocean energy mining collaboration between Paris and Los Angeles. - Paraguay's Deputy, Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman, capitalizes on Bitcoin projects leveraging hydroelectric energy which is net positive for the country. - Your company Block, @jack and Blockstream is building an open source solar-powered bitcoin mining facility 4. Potentials in underdeveloped countries - In "The Humanitarian and Environmental Case for Bitcoin," Alex Gladstein highlights many African countries lack access to basic amenities like electricity and clean water, despite untapped solar and hydroelectric resources. Countries such as Congo, South Sudan, Somalia, Libera, Sierra Leone, Chad, Niger, Malawi and the Central African Republic have less than 10% access to electricity. Bitcoin mining demand can attract long-term infrastructure investment. 5. Potentials in turning illegal miners into harvesting renewables - Malaysia remains one of the highest Bitcoin mining countries yet nobody knows who these miners are. With its tropical rainforest climate and abundant sunlight and water, Malaysia has ample opportunities to harness solar energy and repurpose abandoned hydroelectric dams. Bitcoin's demand can drive global change and have a positive environmental impact.