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News roundup: beyond 6B
While not directly about Line 6B matters, we've encountered a number of tangentially-related material the past couple of days deserving of your attention, not least of which are some follow-ups to the awful spill in Arkansas, a terrible, vivid reminder of why all of...
Hodgepodge post (Daniel is back!)
The Arkansas Spill More details are emerging about the awful dilibt spill down in Arkansas. Lisa Song over at Inside Climate News is on the case. And to place the spill in some context-- context which includes the Line 6B pipe moving more of the stuff through our...
Why we need pipeline safety advocates
We hope you're sitting down for this one. Unfortunately, some people in Arkansas are learning a horrible lesson about what happens when a pipeline carrying tar sands oil fails. This is a major reason why we do what we do here at the blog--which isn't half as much as...
A Tale of Dirt (illustrated!)
Long time readers of this blog know (we hope) that we have always tried very hard not to dwell on our personal situation, even though we do occasionally report on what's happening around our property. But when we do, we generally do it to illustrate more general...
Pics: the pipe is in the ground!
Well, some of it is anyway...
Petition for pipeline regulations
Yesterday, we took part in a telephone press conference (a "tele presser") to announce a petition to PHMSA and the EPA spearheaded by the National Wildlife Federation and supported by a coalition of citizens and citizen groups. The petition seeks greater scrutiny,...





