Crypto mining is worsening the climate crisis. We discuss how and why we won’t let the cryptocurrency industry mine our future for profit.More Info
BREAKING: NYS Senate Passes First in the Nation Cryptomining Moratorium
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We're excited to announce that the NY Senate passed the crypto moratorium bill at 2:00 am today. This was despite the fact that the pro crypto lobby spent millions to oppose it. A very heartfelt THANK YOU to all who put effort into this victory!!! More Info
Cryptocurrency critics angry at Hochul over punting air pollution permit decision
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced it would delay a decision for a second time on whether to approve a critical air pollution permit renewal for a controversial cryptocurrency mining operation on the shores of Seneca Lake.More Info
Seneca Lake Guardian Releases TV Spots
Engages Finger Lakes Residents In Fight For Bitcoin Mining Moratorium
FINGER LAKES, NY (02/14/2022) (readMedia)-- Today, Seneca Lake Guardian released a short ad on cryptocurrency that will air on local channels in the Finger Lakes region, educating Finger Lakes residents about the dangers of the Bitcoin mining industry and encouraging them to get involved in the fight to stop unchecked, climate-killing Bitcoin mining.More Info
Crypto: Climate Change Accelerator, Capitalist Con
WATCH: System Change Not Climate Change Webinar
What the frack is cryptocurrency, anyway? Join us for a critical evaluation...who loves it, what it is, when and where it may be coming, why it's growing so spectacularly, and how it impacts climate.More Info
Geneva, NY Press Conference, end of public comment period for DEC Title V Air Permit for Greenidge
Watch environmental groups from across NY State mark the end of the public comment period for DEC's hearing on Greenidge's Title V Air PermitMore Info
Albany, NY - Press Conference , End of Public Comment for Title V for Greenidge
Watch environmental groups from across New York State mark the end of the public comment period for DEC hearing on Greenidge Title V Air PermitMore Info
Greenidge Bitcoin Mining Expansion
Background
Greenidge is an old coal power plant with an already bad environmental history. Once mothballed, it was converted to a gas fired plant for use as a “peaker plant”- toonlybe used when excess energy was needed by the public, and not run continually. Now, its out of state owners at Atlas Holdings want to expand operations for a privately owned bitcoin operation which would consume enough power to fuel 93,000 homes. That’s bigger than 2 of Amazon’s immense data centers.
