Work is defined as force applied over a distance. Whenever work is done, energy is consumed. Therefore work is simply the consumption of energy in a valuable way.
Any intervention that attempts to limit the use of energy as a primary goal is fundamentally anti-work.
Think how suicidal it is to tax energy usage. It is essentially a war on work. Work is energy consumed to produce value. A war on work will simply accelerate the downfall of the American empire by penalizing those who use energy to produce value. It won't hurt Bitcoin, which will move elsewhere.