025 - Cryptocurrency and NFT's with Emily Hyatt
This week we are discussing the environmental impacts of NFT's and Cryptocurrencies with Emily Hyatt. Did you know that Bitcoin, the worlds largest cryptocurrency, emits 38 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year? Listen to find out why cryptocurrencies and NFT's can accelerate climate change and find out how you can help. -- Instagram: @placer_environmental_club Check out our website: sites.google.com/puhsd.us/p-h-s-environmental-club/home?authuser=0 Sources for this episode: fortune.com/2021/11/06/offsetting-bitcoins-carbon-footprint-would-require-planting-300-million-new-trees/ www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html brightly.eco/environmental-impact-nfts/ www.theverge.com/22310188/nft-explainer-what-is-blockchain-crypto-art-faq