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NWF report on Line 5 getting plenty of attention

NWF report on Line 5 getting plenty of attention

We're very pleased to see that the report released by the National Wildlife Federation on the potential dangers of Enbridge's aging Line 5, which passes through the Straits of Mackinac, is getting so much play in the media. The Detroit Free Press has reported on the...

Mini news roundup

Mini news roundup

If you haven't seen it yet, Inside Climate News has published another fine piece by David Hasemyer. This one focuses on what we in the article call the "shocking and shameful" silence of Michigan elected officials on Enbridge. Check it out. Share it. Write your...

Citizens taking it to the pols

Citizens taking it to the pols

Three cheers for the irrepressible Beth Duman and Katy Bodenmiller! The latest from David Hasemyer at Inside Climate News asks where Michigan's elected officials have been. A few choice bits:  Bodenmiller on state elected officials: "I think it's their duty to have a...

Enbridge Freep ad, Part 4

Enbridge Freep ad, Part 4

Yesterday was a record-breaking day, in terms of traffic, on the Line 6B Citizens' Blog. We don't know if that is attributable to Enbridge's letter in the Detroit Free Press-- though if it is, we'd like to thank them for the little boost! Whatever the case, we are...

Enbridge’s Freep ad, Part 3

Enbridge’s Freep ad, Part 3

Today, we’ve been dissecting the letter Enbridge published– well, the ad they paid for– in yesterday’s Detroit Free Press. In our last post, we focused on just one sentence, the (perhaps purposefully) opaque one where Vice President for Major Projects Execution Mark...

Enbridge’s Free Press ad, Part 2

Enbridge’s Free Press ad, Part 2

We haven't finished with our review and commentary of the Michigan Townships Association amicus filing in the federal lawsuit initiated by POLAR. We'll return to that soon. But we're taking time away from that to remark upon the extraordinary ad, in the form of a...

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