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PS Trust Day 2

PS Trust Day 2

It's day two at the Pipeline Safety Trust Conference. Our head is still spinning a little from yesterday-- both because we've learned so much, met so many interesting people, spent some time with the truly fabulous (smart, interesting, good-hearted, dedicated,...

PS Trust Conference and more

There are two important events taking place this week: Today at 2 pm, a second hearing will take place on the POLAR lawsuit in federal court. At issue is the question of "standing"-- a question that we hope will be easily resolved now that Brandon Township has...

Construction violations

Construction violations

Violations of construction line list agreements were among the things we discussed yesterday with Mark Sitek. He seemed incredulous that such things were happening (except for one or two unfortunate mistakes). The latest from Christopher Behnan at the Livingston Daily...

Brandon intervenes in federal court

Brandon intervenes in federal court

Yesterday, Brandon Township filed a "motion to intervene" and a  "complaint in intervention" in the POLAR lawsuit in federal court. We have copies of both in our possession and, in our non-legal-professional opinion, the latter is excellent. Not only does it seek to...

Links and Resources

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

Inside Climate News

Covering climate change, energy, and the environment.