Bitcoin opposition on Michigan’s upper peninsula

A bitcoin mine came online in Dafter Township, MI. Locals are displeased.

This is what has locals concerned: (1) Noise that is so loud students don’t go outside, and it is impacting their education. (2) Migratory bird patterns have changed. (3) Energy and water use rates being impacted,  including the increase to local electric rates. (4) Documents filed by the company described the facility as a storage facility, not a bitcoin mining operation. 

Neighboring communities are passing prohibitions to protect them from similar fates.

Michigan Advance | A Bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy

Inside Climate News | A Bitcoin Mine Came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township Isn’t Happy