Detroit Petcoke Moves Downriver
Thanks to the Koch Brothers, the pile of petcoke poison in Detroit is moving just a few miles down river
Detroit petcoke on it’s river’s edge
Last year Detroit residents, of what is already considered “Michigan’s most polluted zip code,” began noticing that their cars, homes and lungs were being coated with a black dust. The coating caused some residents to suffer chemical burns and respiratory problems. After some investigation the source of this black dust was soon traced back to a substance known as “petcoke.”
Petcoke, also known as petroleum coke is a byproduct of tar sand oil refining and has little value here in the United States. It is considered “the dirtiest residue from the dirtiest oil on earth” according to one recently published study by Lorne Stockman.
Koch Carbon quietly used Detroit’s shoreline to dump a pile of petcoke three-stories high that spans one city block. The company is owned by the infamous Koch brothers who back a number of conservative and libertarian causes including activist groups that challenge the science behind climate change.
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