Bitcoin miners rebut claims made by US Democratic legislators to EPA administrator
The Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) has responded to a letter sent to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan by Democratic legislators last month with a letter of its own seeking to rectify inaccuracies about Bitcoin (BTC) mining and its environmental impact.
Penned by MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor, Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter and Darin Feinstein of Core Scientific, the BMC letter, which has over 50 signers, highlights alleged misconceptions in the document sent to Regan. In particular, the authors said that the original letter, which was signed by Democratic Representative Jared Huffman and 22 members of Congress, “confuses datacenters with power generation facilities,” among other inaccuracies.
Certain members of Congress sent a letter to the EPA premised on several misperceptions about #Bitcoin mining. We have authored a response to clear up the confusion, correct inaccuracies, and educate the public.https://t.co/Ks6fh9Cg0Z
The Democrats’ letter urges the EPA to ensure that digital asset miners comply with “foundational environmental statutes like the Clean Air Act or the Clean Water Act” and goes on to air several concerns relating to cryptocurrency mining, such as electronic waste and noise pollution. The BMC letter seizes on eight points and rebuts them at length.
According to the industry group, the original letter's assertion that Bitcoin mining facilities across the country are "polluting communities” is inaccurate. According to BMC, Bitcoin mining facilities produce no pollution, rather power generating facilities do. The failure to make that distinction comes up more than once. The authors also debunk what they see as outright misinformation, such as “A
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