Environmental Working Group: Congressional Investigation Finds U.S. Crypto Miners Consume Enough Electricity to Power Houston, Cause Bill Spikes
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release and letter:
The explosion of U.S. cryptocurrency mining operations and the electricity needed to power the computer-based financial transactions are hiking energy bills and greenhouse gases, according to a congressional investigation released today.
The seven largest crypto mining companies in the U.S. consume enough electricity to power every residence in Houston, the nation's . . .
The explosion of U.S. cryptocurrency mining operations and the electricity needed to power the computer-based financial transactions are hiking energy bills and greenhouse gases, according to a congressional investigation released today.
The seven largest crypto mining companies in the U.S. consume enough electricity to power every residence in Houston, the nation's . . .