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[Note: this essay is part of a series of six essays on How to Know about Line 5. You can read the series introduction and find links to the other essays as they are posted here.] In 1952, Sarnia, Ontario began to undergo what a Detroit Free Press staff writer, James...

[Note: this essay is part of a series of six essays on How to Know about Line 5. You can read the series introduction and find links to the other essays as they are posted here.] Since 2021, articles and discussions of Line 5 have begun to reference an obscure treaty...

[Note: this essay is part of a series of six essays on How to Know about Line 5. You can read the series introduction and find links to the other essays as they are posted here.] Lying beneath the surface of our wondrous Great Lakes is a pipeline that extends for 645...

[Note: this essay is part of a series of six essays on How to Know about Line 5. You can read the series introduction and find links to the other essays as they are posted here.] Three feet of water might reach just your knees, but three feet of water can kill you....

Introduction If you've stopped by the blog in the past few weeks, you have probably seen The Line 5 Syllabus I created. As I explain there, it's an expanded version of a syllabus I prepared for the summer M.A. course I'm currently teaching on "Literature and Social...

You may have seen that last week I unveiled the Line 5 Syllabus-- a resource for anyone who wants to understand the matter in its most complex and historical dimensions. Thanks to everyone who took a look. I mention this because you can bet that Line 5 will be a topic...