We’re very pleased to see that the report released by the National Wildlife Federation on the potential dangers of Enbridge’s aging Line 5, which passes through the Straits of Mackinac, is getting so much play in the media. The Detroit Free Press has reported on the story, as has Michigan Radio. Even the New York Times has a piece on it this morning.
And over at the Wildlife Promise blog, our friend Beth Wallace writes more about it, and links to the full report. Check it out. It’s important stuff.
One little observation about all of this: the NY Times spoke with the now-infamous (to us) Enbridge spokesman Larry Springer, who has this to say:
“I think it’s interesting that they’ve gone to this extent, but they have not gotten their facts straight,” Mr. Springer said.
We find it interesting that Mr. Springer couldn’t be bothered to say which facts, exactly, NWF did not get straight.