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Crude oil or petroleum? A legal thicket
Before I even begin this post, an apology and/or warning: here we're going to tackle some sticky legal questions, some of them theoretical. I fully recognize that lots of folks might not have much of a taste for the kind of jurisprudential nerdiness that is about to...
Tiny news roundup
You would think that with all that's happened over the past week-- the Brandon "workshop" and Enbridge construction activity in Brandon despite the fact that the resolution issue remains unresolved, the dismissal in Oakland County Circuit Court of an Enbridge...
Enbridge takes some lumps
There's a can't-miss post from the always-smart-and-worth-reading Josh Mogerman over at one of our favorite blogs, the NRDC's Switchboard. Head on over and take a look; it's excellent. (We even get a little shout-out, for which we are most grateful.) And we hate to...
“An alarming disconnect between industry rhetoric and reality”
An important blog entry from the always razor-sharp Anthony Swift at the National Resources Defense Council. Swift calls our attention to more essential investigative work at Inside Climate News, this time by Lisa Song (whose work we've praised before). From Swift:...
POLAR lawsuit now a federal case
As we reported late yesterday, Enbridge has filed a "Notice of Removal" to have POLAR's recent lawsuit heard in federal rather than state court. We spent last night reviewing the relevant documents and can now provide some details. First, a brief explanation of the...
More breaking news: making a federal case out of it
Wow, it's been a busy week! Here is the latest: Enbridge yesterday filed a "Notice of Removal" requesting that a suit filed by POLAR be taken to federal court. Because Enbridge is an out-of-state corporation, they have the right to request the forum in which the suit...





