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Inside the 'Nightmare' Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town (time.com)

submitted 4 months ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/buttcoin@awful.systems

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[–] FredFig@awful.systems 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Looks like this is a follow up to this article from February: https://time.com/6590155/bitcoin-mining-noise-texas/

Over the summer, the company agreed to construct a 24-foot sound barrier wall on one end of the property at the cost of $1 to $2 million. But while the wall reduced sound in some areas, it actually amplified it in others. “To be honest, the complaints have gotten louder for us since the mitigation efforts,” Constable John Shirley says.

Amazing. "We spent some money and made things worse, so I guess we're stuck."

Back in Granbury, the discomfort caused by the plant is causing some consternation for a region that largely prides itself on being pro-industry and anti-regulation. “I agree with people having the right to own a business if it’s not illegal or amoral,” says Granbury resident Wolf. “But when you’re harming a group of people, there needs to be some type of remedy.”

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[–] FredFig@awful.systems 13 points 4 months ago

Wait, the thin frames in the first picture are the "sound barrier". Good lord.

[–] Lightor@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Of course they care about the harm businesses do, with it's in their face effecting them and they can't deny it.