38 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 25 Sep \ parent \ on: Low-Carbon Technologies Need Far Less Mining Than Fossil Fuels charts_and_numbers
It's mining for the production of electricity producing equipment, right?
right!
concrete is a major component of producing wind turbines and ...
I see your point. wind turbines?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Sep
Sorry, "windmills"
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35 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 25 Sep
lol! Even nuclear power plants consumed a tiny fraction of the total cement.
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25 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Sep
Yeah, and I have no idea what the relative environmental impact is of concrete production vs mining for metals or coal. I just always have my antennae up for misleading representations of data, especially in highly politicized subjects.
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