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jeffw@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 1 year ago

Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid

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Texas Leaders Worry That Bitcoin Mines Threaten to Crash the State Power Grid - Inside Climate News
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Residents in the small town of Granbury are raising alarms over noise from a local Bitcoin mine, while state lawmakers warn that the energy-hungry facilities risk “crashing” the electrical grid.
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    That’d be valid if the leaders who invited them in were the only ones suffering, but it’s regular citizens, including people who’ve been vehemently against bitcoin mining operations, who are getting fucked.

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      Those people elected those leaders though

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        Every single citizen of texas Voted for the same leaders and policies? 🤨

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          No, just the majority

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      But, those citizens voted.

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