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In which we thank all our new friends

During this birthday/anniversary week, we're reflecting a bit. And when we reflect on this past year, we don't just think of all the mess, stress, destruction, and inconvenience-- because this experience, strangely, has not been without compensation. We're not talking...

It’s our birthday!

It’s our birthday!

Can you believe it? This week marks the one year anniversary of the Line 6B Citizens' Blog. One full year! Can you believe it? We are finally growing up! Well, technically, we launched the blog on June 27, but it was  really the middle of July that we started blogging...

News roundup

Well, once again, things aren't going so well for Enbridge-- and they only have themselves to blame. As usual, Inside Climate News has more details on the story of Enbridge's violations of a DEQ permit (and we're so glad to see that David Hasemyer is back on the...

Call to action

Call to action

Dearest Line 6B readers, Wanna get involved? This week, you've got two opportunities. Check them out: At noon on Sunday (July 14th), “Oil and Water Don’t Mix: A Rally for the Great Lakes" will be held at Bridge Park in St. Ignace (just over the Mackinac Bridge). The...

Plant killers

Plant killers

First, a disclaimer: we know that plenty of people along the Line 6B route have it far worse than we do. We've said this numerous times. And this blog and our efforts to get Enbridge to shape up have never been about us or our personal situation. We tell stories about...

Now they’re messing with our beer?!

Now they’re messing with our beer?!

It's no secret that Michigan has had its troubles recently; the state, especially our economy, is in pretty rough shape in all sorts of ways. But we still love it here. And if you asked us for the two biggest reasons why, we would cite (1) its astonishingly beautiful...

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.