Incredibly stupid, or corrupt AF. Probably both.
Europe, ladies and gentlemen! 
https://www.nobsbitcoin.com/norway-new-data-center-regulation/

The purpose is to regulate the industry in such a way that we can close the door for the projects we do not want. We need to know more about which data centers we have, what they contain and what they do. Today we have no overview," said the country's Digitalization Minister Karianne Tung.

“They are not welcome in Norway. We want serious actors who are important to society, and the society-serving computer industry is important to us,” said the minister.

"[Bitcoin mining] is associated with large greenhouse-gas emissions and is an example of a type of business we do not want in Norway," he added.
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