Proof of problems: Bitcoin mining’s pollution devastates communities across the U.S.
For immediate release:
Apr 6, 2023
For immediate release:
Apr 6, 2023
Exclusive EWG report on bitcoin’s backyard blight supports calls to ‘change the code’
WASHINGTON – Electricity-intensive mining of the cryptocurrency bitcoin harms communities across the U.S. with air, climate, waste, water and noise pollution, a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds.
Bitcoin mining uses a power-hungry computing method known as “proof of work” – a process that is inherently wasteful because of the huge amounts of energy needed for it to succeed. Read More.