Despite the concerns about the environmental effects of Bitcoin (BTC) Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining, a group of United States Congress members has sent a letter to the country’s Environmental Protection ...
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Electric Trucks Can Fight Inflation – And Petro-State Dictators Like Putin
Electric truck being charging at charging station. 3D rendering image. getty Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has cost tens of thousands of lives and produced a stream of devastating images documenting th...
Bitcoin Mining Council rebuts House Democrats in letter to EPA
Over 50 of bitcoin mining’s biggest advocates have put their names to a letter addressed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pushing back on recent claims made by a group of US House De...
EPA Vs. Bitcoin: Dorsey, Saylor, Others Oppose Lawmakers’ Call For Action Vs. Crypto Mining
Bitcoin titans Jack Dorsey, Michael Saylor, and Tom Lee collaborated on a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in defense of Bitcoin mining’s alleged impact on the environment. Together...
Bitcoin miners rebut claims made by US Democratic legislators to EPA administrator
The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) responded to a letter sent to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Michael Regan by Democratic legislators last month with a letter of...
Bitcoin Community Sends Letter to EPA Debunking Proof of Work FUD
Several Bitcoin communities and industry leaders have issued a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clear up confusion and educate the public about Bitcoin’s power consumption. Among...
Dorsey, Saylor Defend Bitcoin Mining in Letter to EPA
Key Takeaways Some of Bitcoin’s biggest advocates have defended Bitcoin mining in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency. The letter refutes a plea to investigate the negative environmental i...
Why Consumers Should Reject The Annual Disinformation Campaign About The Safety Of Our Produce Supply
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. The US supply is very safe from a … [+] pesticide residue perspective, but a perennial disinformation campaign would have you belie...
U.S. legislators urge the EPA to investigate whether crypto mining is environmentally legal
Concerns over the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining have been in the limelight for some time now among lawmakers around the world, including those in the United States, who have recently w...
Good For The Environment, Consumers, And Auto Companies, Bad For Oil Companies
Michael Regan, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during an event at … [+] the EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Regan announc...
Tesla and EPA reach a settlement after Clean Air Act violations
An aerial view shows cars parked at the Tesla Fremont Factory in Fremont, California on February 10, 2022. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Envi...