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Jobs not all Titan Cement might bring to citizens of Cape Fear area
Submitted by StrykerMom on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 11:00amTitan America—the Greek cement manufacturer hoping to get an air permit from North Carolina’s Division of Air Quality—likes to tout the estimated 160 jobs their super-sized cement plant will create if they are allowed to build near Wilmington, North Carolina. But according to a new report conducted by a leading industry consultant based in Fairfax, Virginia, the Titan plant will be creating much more than jobs for the good citizens of the Cape Fear region.
The study issued last week details a host of serious public health impacts, as well as millions of dollars in health care costs associated with Titan’s pollution.
