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News roundup

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

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?

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

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...

Sneak preview: go figure!

Here's something we never ever would have imagined we would say: if you ever get a chance to go and speak to the Michigan chapter of the International Right of Way Association, take it. Those people are great. More on our experience to come......

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Pipeline Safety Trust

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CENHS Podcast

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Petrocultures

Univeristy of Alberta’s research group on the social and politcal implications of oil and energy use.

Resilience

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ASLE

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

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