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10/17/2018 / By Tracey Watson

“Smart” meters are wildly inaccurate: Study finds that readings can be 581% higher than actual use

A smart meter is an electronic device that records the amount of electricity consumed by a household and then relays that information to the electricity supply company for monitoring and billing. That might sound like a really smart, energy-efficient idea, but despite their intelligent-sounding name, “smart” meters are actually a really dumb idea – not to mention dangerous. The electromagnetic […]

10/02/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Cryptocurrency can NEVER work as a nationwide transaction system warns the BIS; blockchain will explode to over 100 TERABYTES of ledger data

If you’ve been following Natural News for any length of time, you may already know that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin suck up mass amounts of energy just to keep functioning normally. But have you ever considered the sheer amount of data storage space that’s necessary to keep the blockchain going? A new report by the Bank […]

06/19/2018 / By Ethan Huff

As Bitcoin wastes the world’s electricity, Bitcoin mining now a money-LOSING proposition

The market price of the popular online cryptocurrency Bitcoin has sunk so low in recent days, compared to the all-time highs it reached last Christmas, that “mining” the digital “money” is no longer a profitable endeavor, new reports indicate. Because “digging up” Bitcoins from cyberspace requires an incredible amount of computing power and constant technology […]

01/15/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Cryptocurrency is now breaking the power grid of a U.S. county as electrical consumption for Bitcoin mining reaches “insane” territory

The amount of electricity required to mine and transact Bitcoin is now so high that a small county in Washington state is having to kick production into overdrive. According to reports, Douglas County, located in almost the dead-center of the state, has some of the cheapest electricity rates in the country, and this has created heavy […]

11/29/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Bitcoin on track to consume the ENTIRE global electricity supply by the year 2020

As the online cryptocurrency known as Bitcoin reaches record price highs, many people are now asking themselves: Is Bitcoin really where the financial sector is headed? Not if you care about the environment, suggests shocking new data compiled as part of Digiconomist‘s “Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index” (BECI). This eye-opening measure of how much energy it […]

07/20/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

The power grid is failing in Central America

Earlier this month a massive power outage hit Central America, leaving millions of people without electricity for hours. The outage was caused by an overload in the Central American Transmission System in Panama. Though it mostly affected people in Costa Rica and Panama, the outage also partially affected power in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, […]

06/11/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Smart Meters’ claimed cost efficiency benefits are mostly BUNK, analysis finds

Compared to any other province, people living in Ontario pay steeper rates for their power. According to The Globe and Mail, electricity prices in Ontario have soared in the past decade, rising four times as fast as inflation. Despite the use of the term “hydro” as a synonym for electricity, Ontario relies on a mix of […]

04/19/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Green energy LUNACY prevails as wind farms in the UK will be paid to turn OFF their turbines due to too much energy being produced

The United Kingdom has too much renewable energy and may have to limit the amount of green energy it produces during the summer months, according to a report by the National Grid released earlier this month. Over the past few years, the U.K. has spent a lot of effort in reducing its carbon footprint by […]

07/21/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

WSJ investigation: America’s power grid highly vulnerable to low-cost, low-tech saboteurs

America’s electrical power infrastructure is vital: To our industry, to our commerce and to the maintenance of the civil society. But despite this importance, the nation’s electric grid is not as well defended as it should be, either from cyber attacks from enemy nations or sabotage by terrorists and anarchists. A recent investigation by The […]

06/14/2016 / By Greg White

New private jet runs on electricity, takes off vertically and only requires a sport pilot license

A startup company known as Lilium Aviation is in the process of developing the world’s first vertical take off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, making it a major game changer for private jet flying. The aircraft, known as the Lilium jet, combines the vertical take-off capabilities of a helicopter with the flying capabilities of a fixed-wing aircraft. […]

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