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The pipe to nowhere

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

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

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...

They’re back (with photos!)

They’re back (with photos!)

One last post for today (in addition to today's remarks on the recent Enbridge newsletter and the third installment in our PS Trust conference series): After about two weeks of idleness, there were signs of life around the segments of pipe in our back yard today. They...

PS Trust Report, Part 3

PS Trust Report, Part 3

We've been thinking a bit about regulatory matters today-- and oh! have we got a lot to learn--as we try to get to the bottom of Enbridge's seemingly unverifiable claim that certain features of the new Line 6B exceed certain federal regulations (which features and...

“Construction Update” newsletter

“Construction Update” newsletter

We're back from a nice weekend break from Enbridge-related matters. Hopefully, you also enjoyed some of the nice autumn weather. We've got more reports on the PS Trust conference coming-- most notably, an account of the terrific environmental panel with Beth Wallace,...

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Pipeline Safety Trust

A nonprofit public charity promoting pipeline safety through education and advocacy..

CENHS Podcast

From Rice University’s Center for Energy & Environmental Research in the Human Sciences

Petrocultures

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

Resilience

A journal of the environmental humanities.

ASLE

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

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Covering climate change, energy, and the environment.