From: AlleyCat <katt@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: How Many "Clean-Coal" Plants Are Even ALLOWED To Operate In California?
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:45:55 -0500
Organization: AlleyCat Computing, Inc.
In 2018, researchers in California published a study that found that after coal AND OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS closed, pre-term
births, a leading cause of infant mortality, dropped by about 25 percent in surrounding neighborhoods.
Soooo... was it the coal-fired plants or the oil-fired, that were to blame?
Were the coal-fired plants burning the 2025 version of "clean-coal"?
So, what about the rest of the country where they're still burning clean-coal?
Pretty sure California has a problem with low-birth weights and premature births, APART from what clean-coal does or does not do.
Oh, and why do YOU care if infants are low-birth weighted?
You want women to be able to kill them at ANY point in time of gestation.
As of the most recent data available, approximately 6-8% of TOTAL births in California are classified as low birth weight
(defined as less than 5.5 pounds). The rate of premature births (defined as births before 37 weeks of gestation) in California
has been around 9-10%.
Seems like they already HAD a problem with low-birth-weight babies. So, 25% less babies had a problem after either a coal-fired
OR an oil-fired power plant closed?
How many was that?
There are way too many reasons women in California have babies low in weight and/or premature. That fewer babies had a problem
after these plant(s) closed, could be entirely coincidental.
THAT, in and of itself, does NOT prove causation... it's correlation and/or could be coincidental.
The fact that something happens at the same time, or in this case, AFTER the fact, is not proof enough to say clean-coal CAUSES
low-birth-weights and/or premature births.
How many mothers:
Smoked?
Took drugs?
Drank alcohol?
Were sick?
Had infections?
Were teens?
Had had multiple pregnancies?
High blood pressure?
Ate bad foods?
Had diabetes?
These percentages can vary slightly from year to year and MAY BE INFLUENCED BY VARIOUS FACTORS, INCLUDING MATERNAL HEALTH,
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, and ACCESS TO PRENATAL CARE. For the most accurate and up-to-date statistics, it's best to refer to the
California Department of Public Health or similar health organizations...
... not some fly-by-night website.
(19thNews.com)