The New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation announced it still had not made up its mind about whether to deny or renew the air permit application for a natural gas-powered plant supporting a bitcoin mining operation in the Finger Lakes region.
Protestors gather in Midtown Manhattan to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul to put a moratorium on Greenidge Generation, which directly powers a bitcoin-mining operation near the Finger Lakes.Protestors gather in Midtown Manhattan to ask Gov. Kathy Hochul to put a moratorium on Greenidge Generation, which directly powers a bitcoin-mining operation near the Finger Lakes.
“It’s disappointing because the plant is allowed to continue to operate while they extend [the permit],” said Robert Howarth, an ecology and environmental biology professor at Cornell University, while adding that it’s not as bad as renewing the permit. “I hope they make the right decision, and simply turn it down.”white paper
Previously, the DEC determined that Greenidge Generation had not shown that they adequately met the requirements for the CLCPA, which requires New York to shave 40% of its carbon emissions within the next eight years. On March 25, the energy facility proposed greenhouse gas mitigation measures as part of their air permit renewal application after the agency advised them to do so.
Environmental activists and Finger Lakes residents say they will continue their fight against renewing Greenidge’s air permit. Ken Campbell, a retired teacher who lives about a half-mile down the shore on Seneca Lake from Greenidge, said he feels like he is defending his home in a way that feels like “David and Goliath.”
Climate scientists want the state to send a clear message to cryptocurrency miners that fossil fuel plants are not there for the taking. Several defunct power plants exist throughout New York State, especially in rural areas like the Finger Lakes, according to Cornell's Howarth.
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