Bitcoin Mining - Environmental Footprint

An Appalachian town was told a bitcoin mine would bring an economic boom. It got noise pollution and an eyesore.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/18/bitcoin-mining-noise-pollution-appalachia/ 

Bitcoin miners revived a dying coal plant – then CO2 emissions soared
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/18/bitcoin-miners-revive-fossil-fuel-plant-co2-emissions-soared