4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Widener Law Commonwealth Law Library Building
Room L202
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Also available online (via Zoom)
Bitcoin, Energy and Climate in Pennsylvania
Please join us for the upcoming event presentation with Robert Altenburg, who serves as the director of the PennFuture Energy Center.
Since 2021, energy-hungry Bitcoin mining operations have been locating in Pennsylvania, powered largely by polluting fossil fuels. This presentation will introduce basic concepts of cryptocurrency and blockchains, explain why wasting energy is part of Bitcoin’s design, and outline what that means for public health and the environment.
Altenburg will also discuss what legal and policy tools might be available to address these concerns in an industry that is notoriously difficult to regulate.
He has testified on this topic before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety; and has been interviewed by ABC, NBC, The Atlantic, Fortune, Capital & Main, and other media.
One substantive CLE credit will be offered.
A Zoom link will be provided to virtual registrants prior to the presentation.
Questions: [email protected]
