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Livingston county condemnation hearings

Livingston county condemnation hearings

Those keeping up with news and events here and elsewhere know that Enbridge has been spending a lot of time lately suing Michigan landowners in court. We've been reporting on these condemnation hearings as best we can, especially on a few cases in Oakland County. But...

On Enbridge’s “open and honest dealings,” Part 4

On Enbridge’s “open and honest dealings,” Part 4

We thought we were done with our series on Enbridge spokesman Larry Springer's outrageous statement a couple of weeks back. You remember: Springer insisted that Enbridge's actions show that they deal openly and honestly with stakeholders, despite what those pesky...

What’s Enbridge doing in Capac?

What’s Enbridge doing in Capac?

We just came across a very interesting little story in the small Tri-City Times newspaper, covering the eastern part of the state (the area around Imlay City, Almont, Capac and Dryden). Some sort of Enbridge pipeline construction activity or preparation appears to be...

Michigan legislators still behind the curve

Michigan legislators still behind the curve

A while back we linked to the disturbing story explaining how dilbit is exempt from the federal tax that helps fund the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund-- the fund used to cover cleanup costs of oil spills like the one in Marshall in 2010. What that means is that...

Enbridge to visit Livingston County commissioners

Enbridge to visit Livingston County commissioners

Enbridge-- in the form of spokesman Joe Martucci; we don't know about any others-- will be at tomorrow morning's Livingston County commissioners' meeting. Time will be set aside for public remarks. We won't be able to attend, but we urge anyone who can to do so-- and...

Links and Resources

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 group on the social and politcal implications of oil and energy use.

Resilience

A journal of the environmental humanities.

ASLE

The Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment

Inside Climate News

Covering climate change, energy, and the environment.