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Corrected tax forms and more

  This week, we received a corrected-- and accurate-- 1099 tax form from Enbridge, along with an accompanying letter that says they issued SIX THOUSAND incorrect forms (frankly, we're shocked that they would admit such a thing). So it appears Line 6B landowners aren't...

A Small Victory

A Small Victory

We have some good news to report on the Michigan legislative front-- of a minor sort. You might recall that at the end of last month, we had ourselves pretty worked up about some seemingly minor changes proposed by state lawmakers to the Crude Oil and Petroleum Act....

Minor tax update and more

Minor tax update and more

We're assuming that by now, all Line 6B landowners have received their completely incorrect 1099 tax forms. Since we first mentioned this extraordinary error-- strong and disturbing evidence for theory #3 as an explanation for why Enbridge can't do better-- we have...

Very Important Tax Information

As we've said many times before, Enbridge just can't seem to get even the simplest things right. Yesterday, we received our 1099 tax from from Enbridge-- a form that was supposed to have been issued by Jan. 31st-- only to find that the number reported on the form was...

In which we finally declare our allegiance

In which we finally declare our allegiance

We live in polarized times. You hear all the time how sharply divided the country is, a fact that seems to be borne out by new evidence and new controversies nearly every week. The fissures run deep, splitting families, ending friendships, causing all sorts of bad...

MI CATS Convicted

MI CATS Convicted

We just received word that the Michigan Cats protestors have been convicted on all counts. We are angered and saddened by the news. More coming soon.

Links and Resources

Pipeline Safety Trust

A nonprofit public charity promoting pipeline safety through education and advocacy..

CENHS Podcast

From Rice University’s Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences

Petrocultures

Univeristy of Alberta’s research group on the social and politcal implications of oil and energy use.

Resilience

A journal of the environmental humanities.

ASLE

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

Inside Climate News

Covering climate change, energy, and the environment.