A lot of energy at plants is not transported to economic centers because it will be lost on the way. In some places that energy is burned off into the atmosphe

A lot of energy at plants is not transported to economic centers because it will be lost on the way. In some places that energy is burned off into the atmosphere instead, in other places plants are just operating underneath the capacity they already built. Putting that towards bitcoin mining is by far the biggest impact, as in it is either positive impact (reducing burning) or no impact, and the heat concern and the hardware creation concern are comparatively much smaller. Much of the potential e-waste actually winds up at these sites and continue to be used because the power cost is so low. The heat is often transferred to something else that needs heat. Ive seen proposals for use in fish farms near the site, which were already generating their own heat with an inefficient means. I’m telling you the answer. Not arguing for anything at all. The answer is acknowledging that fracking wont stop here are ways to reduce its impact. The answer is that hardware production wont stop, here are how it is being used as a sustainability solution greater than its heat and future e-waste reality. You aren't going to get your reality, and the existing reality is providing an economic practicality that nobody like you has ever come up with, its simple as that.