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Capac mystery explained?

Capac mystery explained?

On Wednesday, we linked to an article in the Tri-City Times in which Enbridge spokesman Jason Manshum explains the activity in Capac as preparation for integrity digs on Line 5-- not, as we wondered after an earlier article in the same paper, preparation for work on...

Update on the POLAR lawsuit in federal court

Update on the POLAR lawsuit in federal court

If you'll recall, a couple of weeks ago, Enbridge filed a Notice of Removal to have a POLAR lawsuit heard in federal court. The case is now before U.S. District Judge Robert H. Cleland. The suit filed by POLAR sought both a preliminary injunction and a temporary...

Capac mystery explained

Capac mystery explained

According to Enbridge's Jason Manshum, the activity in Capac is preparation for integrity work on Line 5. Maria Brown has the details at the Tri-City...

Sneak preview and two entreaties

Sneak preview and two entreaties

After a few days taking care of other business, we've been playing a little catch-up on the blog today. But we haven't caught up enough; there's more we're trying to get to. Such as: the latest news on the federal suit filed by POLAR--and some of it is good! a little...

If you want to understand Enbridge, look to the top

If you want to understand Enbridge, look to the top

In a post this morning we linked to another fine report by David Hasemyer at Inside Climate News. The crack team of journalists over there has been doing terrific-- and invaluable-- work on Enbridge and related matters for months. At the end of our post, we repeated...

EPA to Enbridge: you’re not done yet

EPA to Enbridge: you’re not done yet

A staffer from Michigan state Senator David Robertson's office once tried to dismiss my concerns about Enbridge by insisting that the Kalamazoo River was cleaner now than it was before the spill. We've heard the same thing from others. The U.S. Environmental...

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