The Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, New York. (Credit: CoinDesk)
New York State has become aggressively hostile to any business remotely connected to fossil fuels. NY is openly prejudiced and discriminates against oil and natural gas companies. In May 2021 we told you about a “bitcoin miner” that uses natural gas to produce electricity to power some serious computers (see Upstate NY Bitcoin Miner Faces Opposition from Enviro-Left). Even though the company is doing its best to atone for its “sin” of using natural gas via buying indulgences (aka carbon offsets), environmentalist wackos oppose the bitcoin facility located in Dresden (Yates County), near beautiful Seneca Lake (see Upstate NY Bitcoin Miner Defies Enviro-Left, Operates NatGas Plant). The state Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC), under the direction of radical Gov. Kathy Hochul, has just denied an air permit for the Greenidge Generation “mining” facility near Seneca Lake--meaning it will likely have to close down, losing jobs and revenue from that community and from the state. All because of fossil fuel bigotry.
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