My overtired brain took this as a coca cola plant and much confusion was had.
It isn't a coca cola plant?
Either drug decriminalization has come a lot farther than I realized, or it's this
Wow now I know of a third type of Coke !
The second one sounds like it is the one
Coca-Cola doesn't grow from plants, dumbass.
With that attitude it won't.
Damn, didn't know "plants" had only one meaning.
Not quite. At the very least you wouldn't want to drink anything that is coming out of it.
“In this type of plant, coal is heated until it turns into coke, an ingredient used to make steel. When heated, coal releases carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and other pollutants.”
Can't say that's surprising, I'm sure Pittsburgh's overall health has come a long way since they shifted away from the steel mills and factories that used to fill the city. I'd say it's hard to pin it on this one factory when they've been working to clean up the city for decades.
It's funny, growing up near a steel mill/train hub, I took for granted how confused other people might be about what the hell "coke" is.
On-topic - I once looked up stats for estimated premature deaths due to industry in our area and it was eye-opening. I really want to get out of here.
Crazy how people have the ability to overlook/ignore deaths caused by things as long as the deaths are a bit more gradual. A hundred premature deaths over the course of a year or so is practically nothing on the public's radar, but if an accidental release at the mill killed a single person downwind, there'd be hell to pay.
There’s a clear link between cocaine and cardiovascular disease
Wrong coke.
agreed. this is about the drink
Also wrong coke. This is it, I think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coke_(fuel)
This was so confusing at first. "OK a coca cola place shut down, less drinks around, less promotion of unhealthy behavior".... "OK wait, no... A cocaine... Plant? People were getting cocaine all over the place?"..... "OK no wait, wtf is a coke plant, this is about fuels, wtf kind of fuel is coke"
It spells out the entire thing if you read the article…
It's the fuel I need for all night creative sessions on the computer.
Very steam punk.
Not that kinda coke bud.
My stepfather works in a coke plant. I worry about how it is impacting his health
Maybe visits plunged because people left after they lost their jobs?
Or maybe pollution is, and stop me if this is too difficult a concept, bad.
If it was "bad," wouldn't the EPA do something about it? Wouldn't OSHA have some kind of regulation on how much bad air folks could breathe?
The actual experts on health and safety are quiet on this one, what makes you think you know better?
Hilarious that you think the EPA has any real power. And no, OSHA only regulates workplaces, not entire towns. Emissions, and I don't know if you are aware of this, blow away from plants where they originate.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/coke-oven-emissions.pdf
EPA has classified coke oven emissions as a Group A, known human carcinogen.
Hmm
A little over 200 people lost their jobs when this plant closed, I doubt this was a large portion of the population.
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