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Line 5, the MPSC, and Fundamental Transformation

Line 5, the MPSC, and Fundamental Transformation

This week saw a flurry of activity on the MPSC’s Line 5 docket. As part of my ongoing effort to read things so you don’t have to, I spent some time this week looking over the new filings. Specifically, Enbridge and the MPSC Staff filed responses to the current appeals...

Enbridge Fined Again: where’s the outrage?

Enbridge Fined Again: where’s the outrage?

Another day, another hour of my time wasted typing up the same blog post I've been typing up for more than 8 years now. Enbridge, once again, has been fined for a series of safety violations. Ace reporter Mike Soraghan has the story at E&E News. Unfortunately, the...

Thanks

Thanks

Took a morning run with my dog Murphy today on the land of the Potawatomi now called northwest Indiana and found myself thinking how grateful I am for all of the water protectors and land defenders and fire keepers out there, all the pipeline fighters and safety...

Michigan Revokes the Line 5 Easement!

Michigan Revokes the Line 5 Easement!

By now, you've probably heard the day's amazing news: Governor Whitmer has notified Enbridge that the state is revoking its easement to operate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac (coverage here and here and here) This is a rare act of remarkable courage on the part of...

You Can’t Believe Anything Enbridge Says, part 1,497

You Can’t Believe Anything Enbridge Says, part 1,497

Last night at their Virtual Community Meeting Enbridge, once again, misinformed the public. Now, perhaps you find that as unsurprising as the rising and the setting of the sun-- and that sort of response is justifiable. But it's important not to accept this as a...

Line 5, Line 6B: I Told You So

Line 5, Line 6B: I Told You So

Look, I realize that nobody likes the guy who says "I told you so"-- especially when he tells you he told you so repeatedly. It's annoying for sure. I don't even like that guy. And yet, I am here this morning to say I told you so. You see, just yesterday, Enbridge...

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