Our top story: A state regulatory agency blocked our analysis of public data about #crypto mining operations and their energy use. So we conducted our own independent investigation ...

The Texas Observer

Crypto's Cryptic Texas Takeover

State regulators don't want you to know about the 60-plus Bitcoin mines guzzling public water and electricity—even though consumers are alre...

#bitcoin #energy #environment #water #Texas #politics #USpol #news #ClimateChange #tech

Yesterday: "The death penalty is extremely fiscally irresponsible. It costs more to sentence someone to death and execute them than to sentence them to life in #prison without parole. It’s also an ineffective deterrent to violent crime."

The Texas Observer

Pro-Life, Anti-Death Penalty

Nan Tolson is the face of the conservative movement against capital punishment in Texas.

#DeathPenalty #politics #USpol #news #law #Republicans #religion #ethics #HumanRights