Environment


Finance

Greenidge's Seneca Lake Crypto Project Wins NY Supreme Court Ruling to Continue Operations

A local judge ruled that Greenidge's project "would not impact the air or water of Seneca Lake."

Greenidge Mining center

Opinion

Chris Larsen’s Plan to Greenify Bitcoin: Risky, Impractical and Maybe Nonsensical

As he strides away from the wreckage of Ripple, bags full to bursting, Larsen thinks he knows what’s best for the coin he failed to replace.

Ripple co=founder Chris Larsen is launching a PR campaign to make bitcoin greener by changing its security model. Bitcoiners see it as the latest in a long line of attacks. (Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop)

Tech

Bitcoiners Scoff at Chris Larsen's $5M Campaign to Force a BTC Code Change

The Ripple executive and allies at Greenpeace assume that all it takes for a fundamental change to bitcoin's code is getting 50 firms and core developers on board.

Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen (Ripple)

Layer 2

Can Crypto Miners Make the World Greener?

As it decarbonizes, the mining industry might help push energy producers to build more renewable power sources.

Bitcoin mining can soak up renewable energy that is hard to transmit or consume locally, giving a leg up to energy producers. (Yunha)

Policy

White House Wants Public Comments on Crypto’s Energy Use and Environmental Impact

The Office of Science and Technology Policy is crafting a report that will examine where crypto fits into the country’s climate goals.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

Finance

Greener Bitcoin Mining Could Be China’s ‘Trillion-Dollar Present’ to the US

Can change come fast enough for an ESG-embattled mining industry?

A Bitfury mine in Mo i Rana, Norway. The mine is 90% powered by hydroelectricity and employs five locals. (Bitfury)

Finance

Emissions Tracking Project Goes Live on Hedera as HBAR Stands Up $100M ESG Push

Meeco looks to track carbon credits and renewable energy certificates in the form of ledger-based tokens.

(Mick Haupt/Unsplash)

Finance

Mining Industry Not That Worried by SEC’s Proposed New Climate Reporting Rules

Some of the requirements might be challenging for smaller publicly-traded miners to comply with, however.

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Finance

EU’s ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Fell Short but Experts Still Have Ideas for Fixing Crypto’s Carbon Costs

Projects like Filecoin Green and Zero Labs see crypto’s opportunity to drive major demand for renewable energy, while using blockchain tech to measure greener grids. But will big miners bite?

Bitcoin mining rigs

Finance

JustCarbon, Likvidi Launch Blockchain Markets for Carbon Credits

The ventures aim to bring cryptocurrency benefits to natural CO2-removal processes.

Nature-based carbon sequestration. (Sven Lachmann/Pixabay)