Yesterday, we experienced the near impossible. No, Enbridge did not announce that they’re going to remove the old Line 6B and issue an apology to all landowners for behaving callously toward them. That, too, would be a miracle. No, instead, after numerous conversations with construction workers this week– workers from Tennessee and Texas and Oklahoma and Mississippi– we finally met someone from Michigan! And from the immediate area, no less. We’re not sure if this one guy gets 1,000 jobs of if the other 999 local workers Enbridge likes to talk about are being hidden somewhere else, but it was nice to see a fellow Michigander in a hard hat and safety vest for a change.

There’s some other news to report as well. We’re happy to see that citizens in Indiana are keeping up the pressure, calling for more state regulatory oversight of Enbridge and other pipeline companies. Believe it or not, they might have a weaker regulatory system than Michigan. We’re also glad to see that they’re working with our awesome friends from the Pipeline Safety Trust.

According to the Hartland Patch, the Michigan DEQ is investigating the possibility of contamination in Ore Creek following that discharge from Enbridge’s hydrotest.

Also, the EPA has posted an update on the Kalamazoo River cleanup. Dredging is now happening at four sites. Just in case you’re not keeping count, though we’re sure you are, this is now THREE YEARS after the spill.

Lastly, it now looks like Enbridge is going to buy– and remove– Ceresco Dam. Evidently, the DNR thinks removing the dam is a good idea and, as this is something we know nothing about, we don’t have an opinion about it. But we do find it bothersome and rather ominous that Enbridge is going to buy up even more of the Kalamazoo River– it’s yet another example, in addition to the one we mentioned yesterday, of how they are remaking the state of Michigan in their own image. Local resident Greg Lawcock agrees: “”That’s too much control for one company if you ask me,” said Lawcock.

Details have yet to be released on Enbridge plans to acquire the sun and the moon.