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Empire State of cryptomining
FromPOLITICO Energy
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7 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Environmental advocates and New York state lawmakers are pushing for a
three-year moratorium on permits for power plants that burn fossil fuels
to mine Bitcoin. But, cryptomining advocates warn that if the state
enacts this moratorium, it could miss out on many benefits from the
technology. POLITICO’s Marie French explains.
Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and the host of
POLITICO Energy podcast.
Marie J. French covers energy and the environment for POLITICO New
York.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the interim executive producer of POLITICO’s audio
department.
three-year moratorium on permits for power plants that burn fossil fuels
to mine Bitcoin. But, cryptomining advocates warn that if the state
enacts this moratorium, it could miss out on many benefits from the
technology. POLITICO’s Marie French explains.
Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy and the host of
POLITICO Energy podcast.
Marie J. French covers energy and the environment for POLITICO New
York.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Carlos Prieto is an audio producer for POLITICO.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the interim executive producer of POLITICO’s audio
department.
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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