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Life & fun · September 30, 2014

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GreenCoin: How We Are Reducing Carbon Emissions

Just thought I'd let HN know about this new effort to reduce carbon emissions. GreenCoin is a crypto-currency like Bitcoin used to incentivize individuals to reduce carbon emissions by lowering their costs of using renewable energy. You may think of it as free "Rewards Points" that are eventually redeemable for Bitcoin or cash. Each day over 1.4 million are given away to all currently registered solar producers. Just like BitCoin, there are active miners mining GreenCoin. Half of the mined coins go to the miners, while the other half go to the non-profit foundation, which then gives them to…

GreenCoin: How We Are Reducing Carbon Emissions launched on September 30, 2014 with 5 votes and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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Just thought I'd let HN know about this new effort to reduce carbon emissions. GreenCoin is a crypto-currency like Bitcoin used to incentivize individuals to reduce carbon emissions by lowering their costs of using renewable energy. You may think of it as free "Rewards Points" that are eventually redeemable for…

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