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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...

Press for landowner court victories

Press for landowner court victories

This morning, more outstanding reporting by David Hasemyer at Inside Climate News. More than anything else we've read, this one accurately gets to the heart of citizen resistance to Line 6B. Here, for example, is Kim Savage, who has always gotten it. She said people...

“Fair and consistent”?

“Fair and consistent”?

Here at the Line 6B Citizens' Blog, we pride ourselves on being calm, rational, and reasonable-- even though this is a very emotional issue. We're talking about disruptions to people's homes and lives here, after all. But every once in a while, something gets us...

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Pipeline Safety Trust

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