A report from WHOSTP was well-received by many of the industry’s critics – and also advocates. egreechee reports
, said on Twitter. He posted parts of the reports that said crypto mining could be used to help capture otherwise vented methane to support his statements.
The report was praised by some mining industry insiders and experts for its research, particularly with regard to how it considered the potentially climate-positive effects of flared-gas mining and how it can support the development of renewable energy. It “represents a shift in a very good, truth-responsive direction,” contrary to the “fear-mongering” of earlier politicians’ moves on the industry, such as theby Rep. Jared Huffman and Sen. Elizabeth Warren in July, Cross said.
New York-based bitcoin miner Bit Digital’s chief strategist, Samir Tabar, said the company applauds “the administration's ambition to combat climate change,” and recognizes that there have been “growing pains” as the industry has boomed in the U.S. However, he found parts of the report to be “myopic.”
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