Environmental Impact Concerns

This cluster consists of comments expressing skepticism or criticism about the environmental sustainability, costs, and impacts of various technologies, products, and practices, such as waste, energy use, and resource consumption.

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Sample Comments

accountface • Mar 31, 2017 • View on HN

Doesn't seem like the best idea when it comes to environmental sustainability.

dinobones • Jun 12, 2022 • View on HN

but what about the environmental impact?!?

dlmsites • Aug 5, 2016 • View on HN

This is great for consumers, but has anyone considered the environmental cost of this?

tclancy • Feb 11, 2020 • View on HN

You forgot environmentally damaging.

badgersnake • Aug 6, 2024 • View on HN

No mention of the environmental impact of this, which leads me to assume it would be bad. Any comments on this?

bamboozled • Apr 8, 2020 • View on HN

Likely not going to be a popular comment but what about the environmental impact of stuff like this? Are they reusable ?

arkey • Jan 18, 2024 • View on HN

How is that bad for environment?

ateesdalejr • Oct 26, 2017 • View on HN

That sounds like it wouldn't be very environmentally friendly.

coaltunbey • Mar 18, 2022 • View on HN

What about the environmental impact?

ilikeatari • Jan 20, 2020 • View on HN

Ok, what about environmental considerations? This seems very inefficient.