Senator Markey Introduces Legislation To Combat Energy-Intensive Cryptomining As It Strains Grid, Undermines U.S. Climate Goals
December 08, 2022
December 08, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, . . .
Following the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounding the alarm on cryptomining companies' soaring energy use, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety, and Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) introduced the Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act, . . .