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Oklahoma Bitcoin Mining Site Condemned After Leaking 3 Million Gallons Of Waterwww.zerohedge.com/markets/oklahoma-bitcoin-mining-site-condemned-after-major-water-leak
1436 sats \ 2 comments \ @siggy47 13h bitcoin_Mining

There is such a thing as bad publicity. Serious FUD potential.

Athlon originally applied for building permits in 2022. By 2023, however, El Reno had issued a stop-work order after the permits expired and officials identified multiple fire and life-safety code violations. The company was given until December 2023 to address the problems, according to the city.
Instead, officials say Athlon continued construction and eventually began operating the facility despite lacking the inspections and final certificate of occupancy required by the city. Officials have cited problems involving electrical systems, drainage and other areas of the property.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @teemupleb 3h
The city has since strengthened its rules governing future data center developments. A recently adopted ordinance requires proposed data centers and large artificial intelligence facilities to undergo greater scrutiny and provide an opportunity for public comment before they can move forward.

Also the city is to blame for lack of oversight. Every industry has rotten apples within it. But it shouldn't be "Bitcoin is bad" and "AI is good".

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65 sats \ 0 replies \ @unboiled 12h

Won't somebody please think of the swimming pools?

But fair enough, for dedicated bitcoin opponents, getting the good old trusty ad hominem societatem attack out of their bags again would seem the appropriate path forward.

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