Community outraged after closed power plant reopens with dangerous new use: 'It's time to have a national conversation'

Community outraged after closed power plant reopens with dangerous new use: 'It's time to have a national conversation'

Crypto mining has sparked outrage in a small New York community near Seneca Lake. The effects led Yvonne Taylor, founder of the nonprofit Seneca Lake Guardian, to warn, "It's time to have a national conversation about the true cost of crypto mining," per City Magazine.  What is crypto mining? Crypto mining is how cryptocurrency transactions get verified. Essentially, powerful computers solve math problems to keep the network secure and so miners…