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Report from today’s federal hearing

Report from today’s federal hearing

We returned from today's hearing in federal court to find clearing crews cutting down our trees. Sam the dog is very frightened and won't go outside now. We'll give a fuller account as soon as we're able, but the quick version of today's hearing is that not much...

The story behind the story of Enbridge’s new ad

The story behind the story of Enbridge’s new ad

Last Sunday, Enbridge launched a new ad campaign in newspapers across Michigan and Indiana. We devoted considerable attention to that first ad, which appeared in the form of a letter by Vice President for Major Projects Execution Mark Sitek. In the letter, Sitek...

Construction update

Construction update

This one is personally painful: workers have arrived in Groveland Township. This tractor was eating up our garden this morning. Tree clearing crews are at I-75 and could be on our property as early as...

Hodgepodge post

Hodgepodge post

We spent this morning re-reading the printed interview between reporters from the Times of Northwest Indiana and Enbridge spokesperson Jennifer Smith. (What a great service the Times did by publishing this!). The more we read, the more worked up we got. So we've...

Hearing in federal court on Monday

Hearing in federal court on Monday

On Monday, Oct. 22nd, Eastern District Circuit Court Judge Robert Cleland will conduct a hearing on POLAR's lawsuit against Enbridge. If you would like to show your support for insisting that Enbridge obtain all requisite permits and permissions before beginning...

Footnote to the Indiana story

Footnote to the Indiana story

One thing we failed to mention in our earlier post about the excellent story at nwi.com this week: the article includes some "related documents," including Enbridge responses to the reporters' questions (including the shocking response we've already discussed). It's a...

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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 groupĀ on the social and politcal implicationsĀ 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.