What is it with Michigan elected officials? At a moment in time when almost everybody in the U.S. and Canada recognizes the need for heightened scrutiny of pipeline operators– especially given the failures of our federal regulators— Michigan Representative Kurt Heise of Plymouth has introduced legislation designed to allow pipeline operators to escape even more scrutiny. Keith Matheny of the Free Press has the story. It’s as if Kurt Heise has never even heard of the Marshall spill. Either that or he’s just a gutless shill for the oil and gas companies. Reminds us of some others.
If Heise is in your district, please contact him and express your extreme displeasure at his willingness to do the bidding of the company responsible for the most expensive inland oil spill in U.S. history– not to mention his shameful attempt to play us all for chumps and pass it off as as a matter of “national security” (his contact info is below). That line is total b.s. and everybody knows it. Also, you might send him a copy of the NTSB report on the Marshall spill as well. He’s clearly never seen it.
Contact info:
Kurt Heise
PHONE: 517-373-3816
TOLL FREE: 855-737-5878
EMAIL: KurtHeise@house.mi.gov
My message for Kurt. Kurt,
Why would you support less scrutiny on pipelines? I live on a pipe line and they were allowed to damage my property, for two years and it still is not restored and parts of it will never be the same. I guess for politicians like yourself since it doesn’t impact you you don’t really care. While I don’t live in your district I do work close down there so I will make sure to let as many of your residents know that you side with the large oil companies over the residents and who knows maybe for the next election I will bring pictures of my damaged property and the trash piles that were on my front yard to share with your residents to show them who you support. You are a disgrace siding with large companies over your residents.