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The crypto cloud over Seneca Lake
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The Greenidge Generating Station on the lake’s western shore is using enormous amounts of energy to mine cryptocurrency. The environmental stakes are high.
Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/category/environment/page/3/)
The Greenidge Generating Station on the lake’s western shore is using enormous amounts of energy to mine cryptocurrency. The environmental stakes are high.
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