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Missoula County clamps down on Crypto mining; requires 100% new renewable power – Bitcoin Mining Now Uses More Electricity Than Argentina
February 13, 2021 /
Saying it consumed a “grotesque” amount of energy, Missoula County this week unanimously adopted permanent zoning that regulates where the mining of cryptocurrency can take place, and the type of energy it can use to power the process.
Citing a moral imperative to address the climate crisis, the new regulations require any cryptocurrency mining operation within the county to either purchase or develop enough new renewable energy to offset 100% of its electrical consumption.
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Bitcoin Mining Now Uses More Electricity Than Argentina
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