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“Systemic deficiency”

“Systemic deficiency”

The NTSB final report has been released in its entirety-- and "it just gets worse." Here's a small taste: "Although these deficiencies involved different elements of Enbridge's operations, and may appear unrelated, taken together they suggest a systemic deficiency in...

Three core issues for landowners, residents: Part 2

Three core issues for landowners, residents: Part 2

Core issue #2: Local consent When a right of way agent from Enbridge knocked on our door carrying a map showing the route of Line 6B, a copy of Michigan's eminent domain laws, and the bad news that we were going to see the stand of very large trees and the perennial...

More news

More news

We've posted several new links to our ever-growing list of "Enbridge News Stories" (over on the right, organized chronologically) and we will continue to do so, so check back frequently. Recent additions include an excerpt from a seven-month investigation into the...

Non-profit POLAR set to launch

Non-profit POLAR set to launch

We're excited to announce the formation of an important new advocacy group. Created by concerned Michigan landowners, the mission of the non-profit organization POLAR (Protect Our Land And Rights) is to provide assistance to landowners facing condemnation of their...

Three core issues for landowners, residents: Part 1

Three core issues for landowners, residents: Part 1

Among the most disheartening elements of our experience as landowners dealing with Enbridge has been an apparent lack of knowledge or even interest in the Line 6B "replacement" on the part of our elected officials (at the federal, state, and local levels) and the...

Enbridge in Indiana

Enbridge in Indiana

Our friends down in Indiana are making a push to help inform landowners and demand transparency from Enbridge. They've started a petition to urge Enbridge and environmental and regulatory agencies to hold public meetings (something that has happened far too...

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.