ROMULUS, May 22, 2021 — Mary Anne was a uniquely qualified advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy…
After Elon Musk’s U-Turn on Bitcoin, Greenidge’s Parent Company Announces Plans to Go ‘Carbon Neutral’ by June 1
DRESDEN, May 17, 2021 — Reeling from a round of negative publicity it helped trigger on bitcoin’s heavy environmental footprint,…
Senate Bill Prods Department of Health To List 30 Toxic Chemicals and Require Small Water Utilities to Test for Them
ALBANY, May 6, 2021 — A bill requiring all New York water utilities, regardless of size, to test for 30…
NY Senate Bill Would Impose 3-Year State Moratorium on Bitcoin Mining, Force Environmental Impact Statement
ALBANY, May 5, 2021 — New York State would halt all cryptocurrency mining operations for three years and not allow…
Bitcoin Miners Scout for Site in Watkins Glen; Canadian Bitcoin Miner Buys Power Plant Near Buffalo
WATKINS GLEN, Apr. 16, 2021 — Bitcoin mining interests have called Watkins Glen officials in recent weeks to explore the…
Greenidge’s Bitcoin Mining Ambitions Are Headed for Conflict With New York State’s Clean Energy Agenda
This is a repost of an article I wrote for New York Focus, an investigative news website based in New…
Spotlighting Greenidge’s Air Emissions, EarthJustice Warns: Power-Hungry Data Centers Could Sink NYS Climate Goals
ALBANY, Apr. 8, 2021 — EarthJustice and the Sierra Club are calling for the Cuomo Administration take decisive action on…
As Bitcoin’s Price Rockets Ever Higher, Greenidge Mining Profits Soar: Will Owners’ Windfall Wealth Trickle Down?
DRESDEN, Mar. 31, 2021 — Greenidge Generation’s earnings surged last year thanks to its impeccably-timed move into Bitcoin mining, and…
NASDAQ Market Goes Wild Over Greenidge’s Plan to Go Public, Expand Bitcoin Mining 25-Fold
DRESDEN, Mar. 22, 2021 — The NASDAQ stock market responded with wild enthusiasm today to Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.’s announcement…
As Liability Looms for Contaminated Drinking Water, State Abruptly Changes Rules for Road Salt Task Force
ALBANY, Mar. 8, 2021 — Jittery over the state’s potential legal liability for contaminating private water wells with road salt,…
