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So, Is the White House Banning Bitcoin Mining, or Promoting It to Help Climate Change?

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The Climate Change Report on the Crypto Mining Industry

The report is written from the point of view of government policy to reduce greenhouse gas to net zero by 20 50. It also has a continuous note of environmental justice, seeking to insure that impoverished communities don't end up with noise and other pollution as well as electricity shortages due to crypto mining. The report makes six key recommendations including introducing standards around energy intensity, water usage, noise pollution and promoting clean energy usage. But it does at least open the possibility of a bit coin mining ban.

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