Cow manure used to power cryptocurrency mining operations on dairy farms
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Marin Scotten
Summary
The article explores the emerging trend of using cow manure and food waste to produce biogas (renewable natural gas) that powers on-site cryptocurrency mining operations. It focuses on Lent Hill Dairy Farm in New York, which uses anaerobic co-digesters to convert manure into biogas that runs a cryptomine. The piece examines the economic and environmental arguments for this practice, while also presenting critics' warnings that it could incentivize the expansion of factory farms under the guise of green energy.
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· 3 pulledThe manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
These giant machines break down manure and local food waste to produce biogas.
This renewable natural gas, or RNG, is then typically transported for use as electricity, heating and fuel.
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