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Enbridge Ruins Lives, Gets Rewarded

Enbridge Ruins Lives, Gets Rewarded

We're back from our period of dormancy to mark the sixth anniversary of the Marshall spill. (Yes, despite what Enbridge says, today is the anniversary!). By now you have probably heard the news: last week the Department of Justice, at long last, has announced...

Breaking: DOJ Announcement Today

Breaking: DOJ Announcement Today

After six long years of negotiations—yes, we said negotiations!–the Department of Justice will announce fines against Enbridge for the Marshall spill. The news is almost certain to be infuriated. We'll have more to say after the announcement and the Enbridge p.r....

Oakland University Climate Symposium

Oakland University Climate Symposium

Many long time readers of this blog are aware that we keep a side gig teaching American literature at Oakland University. Over the past several months, we've been collaborating with a couple of our magnificent colleagues to organize an exciting event to which we'd...

Enbridge Now Owns Wisconsin

Enbridge Now Owns Wisconsin

In addition to a vast network of oil and gas pipelines in the Great Lakes region, Enbridge owns and operates several state legislatures. Wisconsin is its latest...

About that Pipeline Secrecy Bill…

About that Pipeline Secrecy Bill…

We hope everyone is enjoying the summer. We certainly are, which is why we've been (more than) a little neglectful of the blog of late. We hope you'll forgive us! Readers of this blog are probably aware of a certain anniversary that's coming up in a couple of weeks....

Stop the Enbridge-Rover Secrecy Law

Stop the Enbridge-Rover Secrecy Law

Imagine a law that says that Enbridge or ET Rover is not required to disclose to you basic facts or details about the pipeline that runs through your backyard. Sounds ludicrous, doesn't it? And yet, that is exactly the law that the Michigan legislature is trying to...

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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.