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Rover’s Public Engagement Failure

Rover’s Public Engagement Failure

What follows is the first of a couple of comments we'll be submitting to FERC expressing our concerns about and opposition to the ET Rover pipeline.  In addition to all of the other serious and compelling issues raised by Michiganders, we think it's important that...

ET Rover Town Hall: Not Much Help

ET Rover Town Hall: Not Much Help

Well, we were able to attend last night's after all-- though we're not sure it was worth our time. Surprisingly, ET Rover representatives did show up-- almost a whole six-pack of them! And they wound up doing most, nearly all, of the talking, though not very...

Breaking Energy Transfer News

Breaking Energy Transfer News

A quick post to alert you to two noteworthy news items: First, a natural gas pipeline ruptured in Missouri yesterday. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the fireball, as you can see, is dramatic and frightening. The company that owns that pipeline (in part)? Our very...

ET Rover, Fact, and Spin

ET Rover, Fact, and Spin

We left off yesterday's post about ET Rover's recent meetings with local officials by expressing some concern about whether some of those officials are equipped-- for whatever reasons-- to adequately inform and assist landowners. So far, we've been very impressed with...

ET Rover Meets with Officials, not the Public

ET Rover Meets with Officials, not the Public

The ET Rover news in the last week or so has not been good. First, Lapeer prosecutors performed some very shoddy legal research which led them to issue a misinformed, Rover-friendly memo regarding Rover's right to survey. Our guess is that some crafty ET Rover...

Enbridge Gets Busted Again

Enbridge Gets Busted Again

If you've been paying attention, you might know that up in Canada Enbridge has been all in a flurry to get their Line 9 pipeline reversal online and running. They've gone about it in their typically ham-fisted way, despite the legitimate concerns of lots of Canadians,...

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