Koch Brothers Dump Three-Story Pile of Toxic Byproduct on Detroit

Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 15:30 in Earth & Climate

There's a new addition to the scenic view along the Detroit River: a three-story pile of petroleum coke, a byproduct of the tar sands drilling in northern Canada over 2,000 miles away. Petroleum coke is a byproduct of the refinery process of the tar sands oil, which leaves refin …

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