DRESDEN, June 30, 2022 —The state Department of Environmental Conservation today denied Greenidge Generation LLC’s application to renew its Title V air permit, jeopardizing the future operation of the plant’s controversial Bitcoin mining operation. → Read more from Peter Mantius waterfrontonline.blog
As you may have heard, the State Assembly passed a bill that would place a 2-year moratorium on crypto mining in fossil fuel plants while a full Environmental Impact Study is completed to assess the industry’s impact on air, water, climate, and energy costs. Bitcoin mining, like the Greenidge facility on the shores of Seneca
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On Earth Day, Friday, April 22nd, people from all over New York will gather in Albany to show support for climate action and the Climate Can’t Wait 2022 policy package. RSVP for Manhattan BussesRSVP for Brooklyn BusRSVP for Long Island & Queens BusRSVP for White Plains & New Paltz BusRSVP for Buffalo & Rochester BusRSVP for Ithaca & Binghamton Bus Climate Can’t
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Happy New Year! So thankful for each of you and all we are collectively doing to help educate our community locally and really nationally. Proof of Work Cryptocurrency mining is squarely on the DEC and Governor Hochul’s radar. We also know that it is possible for all PoW companies to shift to another
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HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD THIS WEEKEND: We need each one of you to take 15 minutes this weekend to call Governor Hochul and personally invite at least 10 of your friends and family to do the same. As of Friday there were 205 people who had called. I didn’t realize how impactful these calls are,
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October 13, 2021The Honorable Kathy HochulGovernor of New York StateNYS State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224 Re: Call for an environmental assessment of Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrency Mining in NYS and denial ofpermits for the Greenidge Generating Station and the Fortistar North Tonawanda Facility Dear Governor Hochul: We, the undersigned organizations, businesses, and labor groups, write today to
https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/citing-environmental-concerns-schumer-calls-on-epa-to-review-air-permit-for-greenidge-power-plant-cryptocurrency-mining-facility-senator-reveals-emisions-from-plant-have-recently-increased-tenfold-and-with-ownership-planning-to-expand-virtual-mining-operation-pollution-from-mining-will-only-increase 10.12.21 CITING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, SCHUMER CALLS ON EPA TO REVIEW AIR PERMIT FOR GREENIDGE POWER PLANT CRYPTOCURRENCY MINING FACILITY; SENATOR REVEALS EMISSIONS FROM PLANT HAVE RECENTLY INCREASED TENFOLD, AND WITH OWNERSHIP PLANNING TO EXPAND VIRTUAL MINING OPERATION, POLLUTION FROM MINING WILL ONLY INCREASE Greenidge Power Plant’s Title V Clean Air Permit is Now Up
October 6, 2021 The Honorable Kathy HochulGovernor of New York StateState Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224 Commissioner Basil SeggosNYSDEC625 BroadwayAlbany, New York 12233-0001 Dear Governor Hochul and Commissioner Seggos: See entire letter, signed by 43 NYS Senate and Assembly Members
Dear Friends, On October 4 at 7:00 pm, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Seneca Lake Guardian, Food & Water Watch and Earthjustice are hosting a webinar, the Climate Consequences of Crypto-Currency: Speaking Out Against the Greenridge Fracked Gas Power Plant. This webinar will provide tips and tools for you to testify at the Virtual DEC public hearing
Are you a Support.Com shareholder? If so, do you know the truth about Greenidge Generation? Greenidge Generation is operating a cryptocurrency mining facility in the #FingerLakes on decades-old permits. What’s more, they’ve been emitting insanely high carbon emission levels since they opened shop, pouring millions of gallons of hot water into Seneca Lake, and polluting
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