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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...

Enbridge takes out full page ad in the Free Press

Enbridge takes out full page ad in the Free Press

All of a sudden, Enbridge wants to share information. A full page ad appeared in yesterday's Detroit Free Press featuring a letter by Enbridge Vice President Mark Sitek. And it's a doozy. In fact, the letter is so artfully constructed, so disingenuous, so maddening,...

Construction update– with pictures

Construction update– with pictures

The latest update from our ROW agent tells us that the survey team is well ahead of the construction crew, headed east. They have reached Hensel road. The clearing crew has crossed Buckhorn Lake road and pipe has been placed on top of the ground from highway 23 to...

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Petrocultures

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

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