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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
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
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…
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
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...
Another Politician Betrays Michigan
What is it with Michigan elected officials? At a moment in time when almost everybody in the U.S. and Canada recognizes the need for heightened scrutiny of pipeline operators-- especially given the failures of our federal regulators-- Michigan Representative Kurt...





