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Could Bitcoin Be the Greatest ESG Investment of All Time?
Not only has Bitcoin generated outsized returns for investors, it could actually be a great ESG investment, despite widespread concerns about the cryptocurrency's energy usage...
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By Brett Munster
Apr 12, 2023 at 4:03 p.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2023
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Democratic Lawmakers Look to Compel Crypto Miners to Disclose Energy and Emissions Data
In a letter to the EPA and Department of Energy, the Senate and House members seemed impatient for more data from miners.
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By Eliza Gkritsi
Feb 7, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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US Lawmakers Want Environmental Agency to Study Crypto Mining's Energy Impact
The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act would direct the EPA to impose greenhouse gas emission reporting rules on crypto mining facilities and assess their overall imp...
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Dec 8, 2022 at 8:13 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2022
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Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining
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Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining
Republican lawmakers wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week to counter an earlier message from Democrats, urging the regulator to look more closely at th...
Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 22, 2022 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2022
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