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A recent study highlights the health benefits of particular plants closing and generally reducing exposure to fossil fuels, researchers say.

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[–] [email protected] 115 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My overtired brain took this as a coca cola plant and much confusion was had.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It isn't a coca cola plant?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Either drug decriminalization has come a lot farther than I realized, or it's this

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Wow now I know of a third type of Coke !

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The second one sounds like it is the one

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Coca-Cola doesn't grow from plants, dumbass.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

With that attitude it won't.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Damn, didn't know "plants" had only one meaning.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not quite. At the very least you wouldn't want to drink anything that is coming out of it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

“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.”

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There’s a clear link between cocaine and cardiovascular disease

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

agreed. this is about the drink

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It spells out the entire thing if you read the article…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's the fuel I need for all night creative sessions on the computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Very steam punk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not that kinda coke bud.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My stepfather works in a coke plant. I worry about how it is impacting his health