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How much energy does an industry deserve to consume? Right now, organizations around the world are facing pressure to limit the consumption of non-renewable energy sources and the emission of carbon into the atmosphere. But figuring out how much consumption is too much is a complex question that’s intertwined with debates around our priorities as a society. The calculation of which goods and services are “worth” spending these resources on, after all, is really a question of values. As cryptocurrencies, and Bitcoin, in particular, have grown in prominence, energy use has become the latest flashpoint in the larger conversation about what, and who, digital currencies are really good for.

On the face of it, the question about energy use is a fair one. According to the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF), Bitcoin currently consumes around 110 Terawatt Hours per year — 0.55% of global electricity production, or roughly equivalent to the annual energy draw of small countries like Malaysia or Sweden. This certainly sounds like a lot of energy. But how much energy should a monetary system consume?

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All eyes will be on the sky on Wednesday, May 26, because a total lunar eclipse will occur as the full “supermoon” starts to set in the early morning.

Although the lunar eclipse will look impressive in some parts of the United States, because the moon will turn a reddish-brown “blood” color, skywatchers in other parts of the nation — including New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania — will miss out on the big event.

For us folks in the eastern U.S., “it’s just gonna look like a full moon,” said Amie Gallagher, director of the planetarium at Raritan Valley Community College in Somerset County.

It all comes down to the timing, Gallagher said, noting that the lunar eclipse — when the full moon moves across the Earth’s shadow — will start to happen in our region just after the moon sets in the west-southwestern sky.

People in other time zones in the United States, where it’s still dark outside and the moon is still visible in the sky, will get to see a good show, according to Gallagher and other astronomy experts.

“Unfortunately, those who live in the eastern third of the United States will see little or nothing of this event, because when the visual show begins to get underway, the moon will either be approaching its setting or will have already set,” says Space.com.

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Super Flower Moon

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