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ICN on the POLAR suit
This morning, there's a fine article by Lisa Song at Inside Climate News on the POLAR lawsuit. In it, our friend Jeff Axt is dead on the money: "We want Enbridge to follow the existing laws," said POLAR founder Jeff Axt, who owns property along the route. "These...
Enbridge execs address local opposition
Well, this has got to be among the strangest articles we've encountered yet-- and a very odd way of "addressing" local homeowner opposition. We'll explain when we have more time. Until then, we'll just say what we've said before: Beth Duman and Carol Brimhall (like so...
Details on the federal ruling
As we reported last night, Judge Cleland of the U.S. eastern District Court in Michigan has finally issued a ruling on the POLAR lawsuit. We've read the ruling and are now prepared to offer some more detail. The ruling isn't ideal, but it isn't entirely bad either....
Major breaking news: Cleland rules
This just in: Judge Cleland has finally ruled on the POLAR lawsuit and (we hate to be smug about it), it's as just as we've been predicting to friends for a while: a mixed bag: 1. He ruled that POLAR does not have standing (not great news, but not a surprise); 2. He...
Indiana Public Hearing
You think regulatory oversight-- owing to indifferent public officials and a toothless Public Service Commission-- in Michigan is lax? Well, you should hear about how the Enbridge project is being handled in Indiana. In fact (teaser!), this is a story we'll be...
The pipe to nowhere
Before the Thanksgiving break, we took a short drive around our area. As things stand now, it's not at all clear how Enbridge is ever going to get any oil flowing through the new pipe-- since there are long stretches of land between its various existing segments. A...
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