> Content mentioned:
> 
> - Ben in Bitcoin Magazine: [We Need to Talk About the Not Science Behind Digiconomist](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/not-science-digiconomist-bitcoin)
> - Ben in Bitcoin Magazine: [We Need to Talk About the Climate Problem in Bitcoin Mining](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/climate-problem-bitcoin-mining)



> [Ben Gagnon](https://twitter.com/hashoveride), the Chief Mining Officer at [Bitfarms](https://bitfarms.com), joins the show. In this episode we cover:
> 
> - Bitfarms’ journey to the public markets in the US
> - Ben’s early efforts in flared gas mining
> - How immersion cooling could provide operational efficiencies
> - Bitfarms’ site selection methodology
> - How Bitfarms secures power originally built for now-departed industries
> - How Quebec overbuilt electrical infrastructure
> - The benefit of miners locating themselves in Quebec and scooping up stranded power
> - How Bitfarms took over a shuttered hockey stick factory
> - Why Bitfarms is so keen on stranded hydro
> - How Bitfarms curtails their power usage – and why curtailment makes sense
> - Finding excess power in Paraguay
> - Does Bitfarms have a low carbon intensity mandate?
> - Why being pro-renewable is a good business decision
> - Why Bitfarms isn’t focusing on Texas right now
> - How Bitcoin is the most efficient way to monetize stranded energy assets
> - Bitfarms’ criteria for compelling energy resources
> - The progress of the Bitcoin Mining Council and the bettering of transparency in the mining space
> - Where Ben sees room for improvement in the mining sector
> - The lack of standardization in reporting and valuation around mining firms
> - The flaws in Digiconomist’s estimates of Bitcoin’s energy consumption
> - Issues with academic claims that Bitcoin miners produce significant quantities of e-waste
> - Why Bitcoin ASICs are more recyclable and have long lifespans
> - The academia and press to policy pipeline