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

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

By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the last of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.

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A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

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A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the second of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.