by Previous Website | Jan 14, 2022 | Archive
Proof-of-Work cryptocurrency mining —commonly known as Bitcoin mining — is a growing industry in New York and poses a massive threat to our climate. Speculators are invading upstate in order to make a fake buck, bringing little economic benefit to the communities they...
by Previous Website | Jan 7, 2022 | Archive
What the frack is cryptocurrency, anyway? Should we embrace it or eschew it? Join us for a critical evaluation with cartographer Karen Edelstein, independent journalist and scholar Maura Stephens, and Seneca Lake Guardian Yvonne Taylor, who will enlighten us about who...
by Previous Website | Dec 15, 2021 | Archive
November 20, 2021 Greenidge foes reiterate opposition on day when public comment on air quality permit renewal ends Finger Lakes Times November 19, 2021: Former coal power plant on Seneca Lake being used for mining cryptocurrency ABC 13 WHAM Calls for bitcoin...
by Previous Website | Dec 13, 2021 | Archive
As we enter the holiday season, we’re passing along some details about a new bill in the works from our friends at Environmental Advocates NY(EANY). Rob and Dharma at EANY are working on legislation for the upcoming session that would require testing for dozens...
by Previous Website | Dec 5, 2021 | Archive
A bitcoin mining operation is opening northeast of Niagara Falls this month on the site of the last working coal plant in New York State. Across the state, a former aluminum plant in Massena, already one of the biggest cryptocurrency sites in the United States, is...
