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There's 'using' as in using naturaly present gravity running water through turbines to produce electricity (hydropower) coming out clean and usable, and then th

There's 'using' as in using naturaly present gravity running water through turbines to produce electricity (hydropower) coming out clean and usable, and then then there is 'using' as in turning it into sewage as in the NYC cases. Unsurprising to see the WSJ deliberatly suggesting both are comparable.

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"In 2021, Greenidge Generation, a Bitcoin-mining and power-generation company gained global attention for allegedly discharging large volumes of hot water into New York's Seneca Lake. The company had repurposed a once-abandoned power plant for Bitcoin mining in 2019, leading to increased carbon emissions and water usage. Residents raised concerns that the warm water discharges were heating Seneca Lake to beyond state water-quality standards. In 2023, environmental groups sued Greenidge Generation for violating the Clean Water Act and other environmental regulations, though this lawsuit was dismissed in the same year." https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906(23)00004-6 https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2...