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Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI faces lawsuit over data center air pollution
19.6.2025
xAI has received a legal threat over its use of gas turbines at its Memphis AI hub, as Big Tech and AI firms frantically build their AI capabilities
Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI faces lawsuit over data center air pollution
19.6.2025
xAI has received a legal threat over its use of gas turbines at its Memphis AI hub, as Big Tech and AI firms frantically build their AI capabilities
Arkansas lawmakers float bill to ban crypto mining near military facilities
16.1.2025
The bill includes military bases, camps, hospitals, clinics, and arsenals, and restricts crypto mining within a 30-mile radius of them
Arkansas lawmakers float bill to ban crypto mining near military facilities
16.1.2025
The bill restricts crypto mining within a 30-mile radius of military bases, camps, hospitals, clinics and arsenals
Arkansas lawmakers float bill to ban crypto mining near military facilities
16.1.2025
The bill restricts crypto mining within a 30-mile radius of military bases, camps, hospitals, clinics and arsenals
Texas town residents sue Marathon Digital over crypto mine noise
8.10.2024
A group of residents in Granbury, Texas, sued Marathon Digital, claiming noise from its nearby Bitcoin mine is a “nuisance” that caused health issues for some locals
IMF Economists Suggest Electricity Tax to Lower Crypto and AI Environmental Impact
17.8.2024
International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists have warned of the environmental impact of crypto mining and AI data centers, which are projected to increase global electricity consumption to 3.5% by 2027, leading to higher carbon emissions. Proposing a targeted electricity tax, the authors estimate...
The rise of DePINs: From noise pollution sensors to robo-cafes
29.4.2024
Decentralize with Cointelegraph dives into the inner workings of DePINs and how they leverage blockchain to revolutionize real-world applications
Beijing Targets Cryptocurrency Mining Operations in New Energy Conservation Plan
7.2.2024
Beijing is prepared to apply a new policy to strengthen the actions to foster energy conservation in several aspects of the city’s operations, promoting carbon and pollution reduction. The plan proposes to increase the oversight level on Bitcoin mining activities, thwarting its remnants....
South Korea ‘Blighted by Crypto-powered Drug Pollution’ – Report
2.2.2024
South Korea’s crypto-powered drug trading epidemic is seeing the country become “polluted” with dead-dropped narcotics, a new report has claimed. Per Ilyo Shinmun, a 59-year-old man who was arrested for drug offenses told police that he had not bought the narcotics he was caught taking. Instead...
Greenpeace Blasts Bitcoin EFT Approval, States It Is ‘a Loss for the Climate and Society’
15.1.2024
Greenpeace, an environmental defense organization, has criticized the recent approval of several spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, stating that it constituted a “watershed moment” in the embrace of the financial services industry on Bitcoin-produced pollution....
Decentralized sensors to combat noise pollution hit the blockchain
19.9.2023
A network of 35,000 sound sensors via smartphones was deployed on the peaq ecosystem to collect hyper-local noise pollution data for wellbeing
Environmentalists Rally Against Crypto Mining Facility Renewal in New York, Citing Climate Concerns
11.9.2023
Environmental advocates are redoubling their efforts to persuade New York officials to decline an air permit renewal for a cryptocurrency mining facility in North Tonawanda. They assert that the operation imperils residents’ quality of life and undermines the state’s climate objectives...
Bitcoin Mining Threatens America’s Climate Change Efforts, White House Science and Tech Department Says
8.9.2022
The Biden administration is concerned about digital currency mining operations affecting climate change, after the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy published a report that says politicians should take action against crypto mining. The federal government’s entity recommends...
US Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Cryptocurrency’s Environmental Impacts
24.4.2022
Twenty-three U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase oversight of cryptocurrency’s environmental impacts. “We request that the EPA evaluate ‘Proof-of-Work’ mining facilities’ compliance with environmental...
GSI: The Blockchain Solution to the Problem of Water Pollution
7.1.2022
PRESS RELEASE. We work harder every year to increase production of the consumer goods that meet everyone’s needs, but in many parts of the world, water pollution, over-fishing and environmental degradation are making the job increasingly difficult (and dangerous). The world’s...
Bandai Launched A Gundam Model Recycling Project In Japan
30.8.2021
Much of the appeal of making Gundam models is getting a box full of parts connected to plastic frame sections, cutting those parts out, and then piecing together a badass mecha. But when you’re finished, there’s still a box full of discarded plastic frames! FNN reports that as of last year, when...
The VeChain Carbon Footprint Tool Improves Pollution Reporting
27.8.2021
VeChain’s SaaS platform will empower companies with a solution that can record pollution output and link the data to third-party organizations to verify the reports. As opposed to the questionable measurement techniques available now, by using this new tool, VeChain aims at using blockchain...
The Problem With Painting Blockchain With a Crypto Brush
21.4.2021
Blockchain’s underlying decentralized ledger technology has many practical applications, yet, the value of the technology itself has in practice become secondary to token capitalization. Speculation in Coins and Tokens Routinely Overshadows Promising Developments and Initiatives As major...
How to Fix Crypto Art NFTs' Carbon Pollution Problem
10.3.2021
The “crypto-” carbon crisis is evolving. And after years of low-key use, art and collectibles tied to what are known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into the global discourse as the Next Big Thing. Embedded with it, though, is an existential tension.Read more