Bitcoin mining datacenter application turned down ... and hostesty, I'm not surprised When you 1. answer water concerns with "the center’s cooling system would require up to 50 gallons of water per minute, which would fill an Olympic-size swimming pool every nine days." 2. answer concerns about noise levels by saying you don't think the facility would impact local animals, as you have "seen dogs onsite at the group’s Puryear, Tennessee, facility." 3. then you're attitude to local residents is “I don’t know how to explain it better. I think it’s not even the explanation where they’re concerned; they just hate us" ... then yes, you will be turned down. Communities are groups to be worked with, respected, educated and listened to. Bitcoin is a peer to peer technology for empowering communities. Meanwhile, people like @lisa_hough_ are modelling how to work with communities, showing (without spin) how datacenters of all types can benefit them, and getting great results.(Daniel Batten)