比特币采矿业务将整个美国的安静农村地区变成工业区

比特币采矿是产生新比特币加密货币的能源密集型过程。矿工使用数千台24/7的计算机钻机

Bitcoin mining operations are turning quiet rural areas across America into industrial zones, bringing noise and pollution to communities from New York's Finger Lakes to small towns in North Carolina, The New Republic reported.

新共和国报道，比特币采矿业务正在将整个美国的安静农村地区变成工业区，从纽约的手指湖到北卡罗来纳州的小镇，为社区带来了噪音和污染。

These facilities, which use massive amounts of electricity and water as well as industrial-sized fans for cooling that create persistent noise, are impacting the environment and nearby residents.

这些设施利用大量的电力和水以及工业大小的风扇进行冷却，从而产生持续的噪音，这会影响环境和附近的居民。

What is bitcoin mining?

什么是比特币开采？

Bitcoin mining is the energy-intensive process that creates new bitcoin cryptocurrency. Miners use thousands of computer rigs that operate 24/7, solving complex puzzles to earn new coins.

比特币采矿是产生新比特币加密货币的能源密集型过程。矿工使用数千个全天候运行24/7的计算机钻机，解决复杂的难题以赚取新硬币。

Why is bitcoin mining harmful?

为什么比特币采矿有害？

Bitcoin mining presents serious environmental challenges due to its enormous resource demands.

比特币采矿由于其巨大的资源需求带来了严重的环境挑战。

These operations consumed about 70 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, more than the entire state of New Jersey used that year, according to U.S. Department of Energy data cited by The New Republic.

根据新共和国所引用的美国能源部数据，这些运营在2023年消耗了约70吨的电力，超过了新泽西州的整个州使用。

The impact affects more than just energy use. Near Dresden, New York, the Greenidge Generation crypto mine emitted more than 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2024.

影响不仅影响能源使用。在纽约的德累斯顿附近，格林奇一代加密矿石在2024年发射了超过40万吨二氧化碳。

Nationwide, bitcoin mines, primarily powered by dirty fuels, use 2% of the country's electricity.

在全国范围内，比特币矿业主要由肮脏的燃料供电，使用了该国2％的电力。

"I think this is going to mean increased impacts on local communities that we've seen across the country," said Mandy DeRoche, deputy managing attorney at the Clean Energy Program at Earthjustice, in anticipation of even more bitcoin mines opening.

“我认为这将意味着对我们在全国范围内看到的当地社区的影响增加，”曼迪·德罗切（Mandy Deroche）在Earthjustice的清洁能源计划中副副律师曼迪·德罗切（Mandy Deroche）说，预计会有更多的比特币矿山开放。

How bitcoin mining affects communities

比特币采矿如何影响社区

The health impacts on nearby residents are substantial. In Granbury, Texas, residents are suing a bitcoin mining company over noise pollution they claim is causing hearing loss and migraines.

对附近居民的健康影响很大。在德克萨斯州格兰伯里（Granbury），居民正在起诉一家比特币矿业公司，因为他们声称造成听力损失和偏头痛的噪声污染。

Cyndie Roberson bought her dream cabin on North Carolina's Hiwassee River in 2020. A year later, she was battling constant noise from a nearby bitcoin mine.

辛迪·罗伯森（Cyndie Roberson）于2020年在北卡罗来纳州的Hiwassee河上购买了梦想中的小屋。一年后，她与附近比特币矿山（Bitcoin Ine）的恒定声音作斗争。

"It's like a jet engine that never leaves," Roberson said.

罗伯森说：“这就像一台从未离开的喷气发动机。”

"It is a low-frequency hum, and that low frequency, I've learned, is far more irritating to human beings."

“这是一种低频的嗡嗡声，我了解到的低频对人类的恼火。”

Her experience aligns with research showing that chronic noise exposure is troublesome. It can increase risks of cardiovascular disease. Ultimately, the stress drove Roberson to sell her home and move.

她的经验与研究表明慢性噪音暴露是麻烦的研究。它可以增加心血管疾病的风险。最终，压力驱使罗伯森卖掉她的房屋并搬家。

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您是否担心家中及其周围的空气污染？

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是的 - 总是💯

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是的 - 经常😷

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是的 - 有时😟

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单击您的选择以查看结果并说明您的想法。

How communities are responding

社区如何回应

Residents are fighting back through organizing and legal challenges, as The New Republic detailed. In Murphy, North Carolina, Roberson's advocacy group secured a ban on new crypto mines.

正如新共和国所详述的那样，居民正在通过组织和法律挑战进行反击。在北卡罗来纳州墨菲，罗伯森的倡导组织获得了对新加密矿山的禁令。

Environmental groups in New York are challenging mines through the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. In Seneca Lake, advocates sued Greenidge Generation over its pollution.

纽约环保组织通过该州的气候领导力和社区保护法案挑战地雷。在塞内卡湖（Seneca Lake），倡导者起诉格林奇一代人的污染。

"It has been absolutely exhausting and infuriating to deal with a company that refuses to accept the law," said Yvonne Taylor, a Seneca Lake resident and member of Seneca Lake Guardian.

塞内卡湖（Seneca Lake）居民，塞内卡湖（Seneca Lake Guardian）成员伊冯·泰勒（Yvonne Taylor）说：“与拒绝接受法律的公司打交道，这绝对令人筋疲力尽。”

With limited federal regulations and recent policy shifts favoring cryptocurrency expansion, local action has become increasingly important. "We can't expect protection from the federal government. We're going to protect ourselves," said Deb Gondek, who lives near a crypto mine in New York that also increased electricity costs for area residents.

随着有限的联邦法规和最近有利于加密货币扩展的政策转变，地方行动变得越来越重要。 Deb Gondek说：“我们不能指望联邦政府的保护。我们将保护自己。

While the industry claims to be shifting toward cleaner energy sources, mining bitcoin remains an energy-intensive process. For affected communities, the issue crosses political divides.

尽管该行业声称正在向更清洁的能源转移，但采矿比特币仍然是一个能源密集的过程。对于受影响的社区，该问题跨越了政治鸿沟。

"Nationally, it's going to get worse," Roberson said. "But in our hometowns and our counties, maybe in our states, we can change things."

罗伯森说：“在全国范围内，情况将会变得更糟。” “但是在我们的家乡和我们的县，也许在我们的州，我们可以改变事物。”

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