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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...
Back from the holiday
We are back home after a nice Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone enjoyed their family time as much as we did-- but didn't eat quite as much as we did. Looking out back, we notice that no new work has taken place on our property. A couple of ugly stories have...
Farewell and thanks, Brandon Board
Last night was the final meeting of the current Brandon Board of Trustees-- the principled and courageous bunch who decided not to allow Enbridge to run roughshod through their municipality. We chose not to attend the meeting, but to leave them to their peace for...
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