Science Jul 14 Bitcoin requires an immense amount of energy. Here’s why that’s sparking a crypto backlash By Judith Lewis Mernit, Yale Environment 360
Making Sen$e Jun 07 Watch 9:07 Cheap power drew bitcoin miners to this small city. Then came the backlash Plattsburgh, New York, doesn't look like ground zero for a gold rush. But cryptocurrency prospectors have installed thousands of energy-gobbling mining machines while taking advantage of dirt-cheap electric rates. And the invasion has some locals up in arms, while offering… By Paul Solman