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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...

Two more condemnation suits dismissed

Two more condemnation suits dismissed

As we reported earlier today, two more of Enbridge's condemnation suits were dismissed this morning. Last week, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge James M. Alexander dismissed an Enbridge suit, ruling that their "good faith offer"-- a requirement prior to any taking--...

Hope and inspiration

Hope and inspiration

Take a look at the progress that's been made by the persistent folks at Bold Nebraska on the Keystone XL matter. The situation there, you'll see, is extraordinarily similar to ours-- from the lethargy of elected officials right down to basic questions about High...

More good news for landowners

More good news for landowners

This just in: two additional condemnation suits brought against landowners in Oakland County court have been dismissed-- this time by a different judge than the one who ordered the dismissal last week. The grounds for the dismissal are similar (Enbridge overreaching),...

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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.