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Comstock tells Enbridge: “No.”

While Enbridge works hard this week to woo the press (much more on this coming up later), they're also taking some lumps. Comstock Township, like the EPA last week, has considered Enbridge's request and then told them "no." Late last night the Township Planning...

Getting Gallaghered

Getting Gallaghered

If you've been paying attention, you've probably noticed that there has been a flurry of Enbridge Line 6B coverage this week. A great deal of it centers upon the harrowing situation at the house of our friend Dave Gallagher in Ceresco (and more and more). And the rest...

A massive Enbridge whopper (updated)

A massive Enbridge whopper (updated)

Update, August 20, 2013: Well, it turns out that what looked like a very big Enbridge whopper (details below) is actually just a run-of-the-mill bit of Enbridge misinformation. Reporter Tina Casagrand has the clarification from Enbridge in a comment to this post. We...

Breaking: EPA tells Enbridge no

This just in: the EPA has denied Enbridge's request for an extension to complete the latest round of dredging in the Kalamazoo River. We don't know enough about dredge pads and Comstock Township to have a strong opinion on the dredge site matter, but as we explained...

Something positive

As we've said before, we can imagine that Enbridge, thin-skinned as they are, probably thinks that we are overly-critical, probably to the point of being unfair, that we nitpick, that we dwell on the negative. Maybe that's true-- although we think it's a pretty big...

Enbridge thinks EPA is stupid

Enbridge thinks EPA is stupid

Evidently, Enbridge thinks the EPA is stupid-- or doesn't have access to the local news. As MLive reported last week-- along with numerous other news outlets-- Enbridge has asked the EPA for an extension to complete the latest round of dredging ordered by the agency...

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