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News of the weird, part 3
Well, this one's hard to resist: the debate up in Canada over Enbridge's Northern Gateway project-- basically, Canada's version of Keystone XL-- continues. And just last week, in testimony before the Canadian Joint Review Panel, an industry "consultant" named John...
News roundup
While we were toiling away all last week at our regular job, a number of interesting Enbridge-related news items appeared. The most important of which, of course, is the new EPA order telling Enbridge they need to do more dredging to remove oil from the Kalamazoo...
A little schadenfreude
Ordinarily, we try not to take pleasure in the misfortune of others. But we have to admit to kind of enjoying it when this construction truck got stuck in the mud on our property this morning. It was sunk so deep they had to use the gigantic backhoe to drag it out. ...
More gunk in Michigan rivers?
Here's a distrubing story. You see, apparently pipeline spills are not the only way that the diluted bitumen Enbridge transports can foul Michigan rivers. Let us tell you about "petcoke." A byproduct of the refining process, petroleum coke is a fine powder that can be...
Construction update
You might recall that a week or so ago we mentioned that we are so very sick of looking at the strings of green steel pipe in our backyard. Well, we're still sick of it. And we asked our ROW agent and Project Manager Tom Hodge when we might expect that pipe to be...
More from the IRWA
We're trying to find the time to provide you with a detailed account of our (surprisingly pleasant) experience speaking to the Michigan chapter of the International Right of Way Association. In the meantime, we'll offer another teaser. Our readers know (we hope) that...
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