{"id":549060,"date":"2023-02-08T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lawmakers-write-to-us-officials-about-crypto-energy-usage-information-gathering\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T00:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:55:00","slug":"lawmakers-write-to-us-officials-about-crypto-energy-usage-information-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lawmakers-write-to-us-officials-about-crypto-energy-usage-information-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"# Lawmakers write to US officials about crypto energy usage information gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3004d401e7d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3004d401e7d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lawmakers-write-to-us-officials-about-crypto-energy-usage-information-gathering\/#%E2%80%9D_Lawmakers_write_to_US_officials_about_crypto_energy_usage_information_gathering_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Lawmakers write to US officials about crypto energy usage information gathering &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Lawmakers_write_to_US_officials_about_crypto_energy_usage_information_gathering_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Lawmakers write to US officials about crypto energy usage information gathering &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDIvNThlODc3OTktYWNhZS00OTJlLTg5MGMtZGEyNzgwZjllYjBiLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-4bbf85c5>United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm were the recipients Feb. 6 of another letter on the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining. Eight Democratic lawmakers headed by Elizabeth Warren reached out to the officials this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The eight lawmakers acknowledged previous replies to official correspondence asking about the agencies\u2019 information gathering authority as it relates to energy used in crypto mining. Now they have followed up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of questions on practical matter relating to information gathering and the use of the information they receive. They wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe urgency of the climate crisis, combined with the rapid growth of cryptomining in the U.S., dictates a comprehensive mandatory disclosure and data collection regime. We therefore urge your agencies to work together to address the lack of information about cryptomining\u2019s energy use and environmental impacts and require mandatory reporting of this information from cryptominers as rapidly as possible.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The authors of the letter \u2013 Senate Banking Committee member Warren, along with Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Edward Markey and Jeff Merkley, as well as Representatives Jared Huffman, Rashida Tlaib, Katie Porter and Richard Durbin \u2013 also asked about Energy Department outreach for its Energy Star program and possible technical assistance from the department for communities considering hosting crypto miners. They gave the addressees until March 6 to respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: Bitcoin miners rebut claims made by US Democratic legislators to EPA administrator<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Warren is a vociferous critic of the cryptocurrency industry who has also written to U.S. Securities and Exchange commissioner Gary Gensler about that agency\u2019s authority to regulate crypto and to acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu asking him to withdraw guidance for banks on handling crypto and join in an interdepartmental regulatory effort. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There are a lot of concerns over the energy use and pollution caused by cryptomining. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenWarren<\/a> and I urged the admin to use its authorities to make sure companies are being transparent about their emissions and exactly how much energy they use. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1HXAjc5BgZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/1HXAjc5BgZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jared Huffman (@RepHuffman) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepHuffman\/status\/1623005684081078277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Regan has received other letters from lawmakers regarding cryptocurrency. After receiving a letter last year critical of crypto signed by Huffman and 22 other lawmakers, not including Warren, he was the recipient of a letter from 14 other Congress members expressing their support for the crypto industry.  <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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