Last year, the controversial pipeline sprung two small leaks, illustrating lingering questions about a pipeline that crosses nearly 400 bodies of water in Michigan and the state’s power to oversee it. But Enbridge Energy says it’s significantly improved safety.
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Posted inMichigan Truth Squad
Michigan Truth Squad: Bill Schuette talks tough on Line 5 pipeline
The Michigan League of Conservation voters suggests Bill Schuette’s publicly stated concern about Enbridge Energy’s controversial 645-mile pipeline doesn’t match his actions as attorney general. Are the facts behind that argument correct?
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
New report says Line 5 is Michigan’s risk, but Canada’s benefit
The report from the Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities seeks to turn up the heat on state officials weighing Line 5’s future and rebut Enbridge Energy’s contention the pipeline delivers a crucial supply of energy to Michigan.
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Opinion | Need a reason to care about a Line 5 spill? Here’s 6 billion of them.
An uncontrolled spill lasting just two hours could cost Michigan at least $6 billion, say two Michigan State University researchers
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Enbridge fined $1.9 million for inspection woes on Line 5, other pipelines
Enbridge Energy will pay up to settle the federal government’s claims it violated a $177 million settlement for the Kalamazoo River oil spill. The company allegedly failed to properly inspect certain sections of its pipelines — including parts of Line 5.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Greetings from Mackinaw City, where Line 5 fears threaten a way of life
Bridge Magazine embarks on a year-long tour of Michigan at the tip of the Mitten, and finds that jobs, tourism and schools aren’t the biggest worry. It’s fear of an Enbridge Line 5 leak in the Straits of Mackinac.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Cost to Michigan of trusting Enbridge on Line 5: $255 per hour
After Enbridge admitted breaching public trust, Michigan is paying a pair of experts big money to monitor the company’s studies of its controversial pipeline across the Straits of Mackinac.
Posted inMichigan Government
Democrats and Republicans agree: Shut down Enbridge Line 5
A strange-bedfellows coalition of Trump supporters and progressive Democrats are finding common ground in opposing the Enbridge oil lines in the Straits of Mackinac, united by deeply personal ties to the Great Lakes.
Posted inMichigan Government
A cheat sheet to the Enbridge Line 5 controversy
Give us five minutes, we’ll give you the basics on this environmental showdown under the Straits of Mackinac.
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Land O Links
“The understanding of art depends finally upon one’s willingness to extend one’s humanity and one’s knowledge of human life” — Ralph Ellison, 20th century American author. * The Downtown Development Authority in Kalamazoo is looking to cut off funding for a police officer for the downtown area because it needs money to repay a $700,000 loan. […]