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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,...

Day off

It was a beautiful late-autumn day today, so we tried not to think about Enbridge for a while. It was a nice break. So here is a picture of Sam the dog. We went for a run.

Exciting employment opportunity!

Exciting employment opportunity!

We don't have any plans to make job listings a new feature of this blog, but when a really good and relevant one comes along, it only makes sense to post it. Perhaps one of our readers has an enterprising young relative looking for a great opportunity. This position...

Just a thought

Just a thought

On our way to get our hair cut this morning, we drove across Brandon Township (this photo is in Groveland near Brandon's western border), where there are very few visible signs of the Line 6B "replacement" project. We had this thought: If Enbridge had treated Brandon...

Phase 2 MPSC hearing

We spent a little time skimming the transcript of Tuesday's MPSC hearing on phase 2. It consists largely of Enbridge attorney Michael Asthon insisting-- by way of objections to questions asked to Enbridge employees-- that almost nothing whatsoever is relevant to the...

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Pipeline Safety Trust

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Petrocultures

Univeristy of Alberta’s research groupĀ on the social and politcal implicationsĀ 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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