Lolz, it is no more or less true than, computers use electricity, in order to mine and use bitcoin computers are needed. The more people that use bitcoin, the more computers will be needed, the more electricity is used.
However you can swap the word Bitcoin for Amazon, Ebay, the FTSE, The Nasdaq, or a host of other things. So Bitcoin is no more or less eco friendly than any other process that is carried out using a computer.
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Wow, very good perspective! That is so true, @cryptogee! Nice. I think it's time all those 'free energy' technologies are taken out of the closet. Truly. I think we've come to a point that this is necessary. Although, I would certainly enjoy a simpler life as well. Big steps.