Bitcoin could amplify Florida's emissions output

 

This industry uses as much energy as entire nations.

Miami's Mayor Wants to Lure Bitcoin Miners to the City. It Could Be Devastating for the Planet.

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Americans are jumping on the cryptocurrency train — but environmentalists are rightfully skeptical. Crypto mining requires a mind-boggling amount of computer power, which in turn requires massive amounts of energy, and produces concerningly high greenhouse gas emissions. In the United States alone, mining Bitcoin creates roughly 40 billion pounds of carbon emissions. Globally, Bitcoin alone now uses half a percentage point of all electricity consumed — the equivalent of the entire nation of Sweden. So why is Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami, desperately courting the industry before conducting a full environmental impact assessment?   Beyond the devastating impact on our planet's climate, crypto mining has other destructive consequences for local communities and ecosystems, too. The mining process requires giant fans to cool down the computers 24/7, which are so powerful they literally sound like roaring airplanes. On top of that, the physical servers use a variety of rare earth minerals and metals, which create massive amounts of electronic waste. One city found that Bitcoin creates more than 30,000 metric tons of e-waste every single year. That's almost the amount produced by the entire nation of Lithuania or of Qatar. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection must conduct a full environmental impact statement before eagerly welcoming the crypto industry to Miami. Sign the petition now to help the Earth!

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P.S. We are running out of time to reverse the worst possible climate scenarios. We cannot afford to court an industry that uses as much electricity as entire nations. Sign the petition now!      Sign Now