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(Maddening) news roundup

(Maddening) news roundup

Yesterday, the three year anniversary of the spill in Marshall brought with it, as we pointed out, some excellent reports by some of our favorite reporters and writers-- Dave Hasemyer, Lindsey Smith, Jacob Wheeler, and Josh Mogerman, to name a few. By contrast, today,...

More on the anniversary

As everyone reading this surely knows by now, today is the third anniversary of the spill in Marshall. To mark the occasion, lots of journalists and others have filed lots of fine work, looking back and assessing the current state of the Kalamazoo cleanup and...

(Not so) Happy Anniversary!

(Not so) Happy Anniversary!

In case you haven't heard, this week marks one full year of existence for the Line 6B Citizens' Blog. This has put us in a reflective mood. And to celebrate, after thanking some of the marvelous friends we've made in the past year, we've planned to re-visit what we...

Two-hearted lawsuit and more

Two-hearted lawsuit and more

There's been some VERY interesting news this week and, we're happy to report, some of it quite good or at least very intriguing. A couple of days ago, we linked to the many news reports telling of the bold action taken by the committed members of the Michigan...

News: more protest action

You have probably heard the news already (we're allowed to be a little slow; we're on vacation!): yesterday, a bunch of protestors from the energetic Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands (MI CATS) locked themselves to some of Enbridge's construction equipment over in...

The year in review

The year in review

As we mentioned yesterday, we're on our annual vacation in Minnesota. Now, you might think that would mean that we get a reprieve from Enbridge and oil pipeline related matters. But no. They evidently dog and hound us at every turn, wherever we go. For example, when...

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 groupĀ on the social and politcal implicationsĀ 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.