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US rural communities bearing the brunt of Bitcoin mining (dw.com)
5 points by musha68k 4 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


More folks whose lives are being ruined by noise-polluting bitcoin operators.

    Adel, Georgia & Tennessee
    https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/polluting-bitcoin-mines-come-to-rural-georgia/
    https://www.ewg.org/research/proof-problems-bitcoin-minings-pollution-toll-us-communities/georgia

    Bono, Arkansas
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bitcoin-noise-arkansas-right-to-mine-bill/

    Granbury, Texas
    https://time.com/6590155/bitcoin-mining-noise-texas/
    https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/noisy-bitcoin-mine-puts-granbury-residents-on-edge/

    Murphy, North Carolina
    https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/bitcoin-mining-environmental-impact-community/
    https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a42011194/crypto-mine-noise-murphy/




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