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No Jack, the Upper Peninsula will not freeze when Governor Whitmer shuts down Line 5
Saturday , 2, January 2021 COVID_19, Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentSelf-declared thorn in Governor Whitmer’s side Jack O’Malley (R – It’s really complicated!) in a matter of hours went from declaring full and complete investigations into all alleged election fraud in Michigan to declaring full and complete support of keeping Enbridge Line 5 open else the Upper Peninsula will become a frozen wasteland. Jack even […]
Enbridge Wont Put Their Promise to Cover Losses Caused by Line 5 Tunnel in Writing: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Politely Insists They Will
Thursday , 23, July 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentWhile Enbridge Line 5 is shut down until the state can figure out what exactly is going on, Michigan DNR Director Daniel Eichinger followed up his July 17, 2020 letter to Enbridge with another letter on July 22, 2020. The new letter requested Enbridge’s parent company in Canada to put in writing an agreement to […]
The State of Michigan Water 2020: Nestle Enbridge and now Michigan Potash LLC
Wednesday , 22, January 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Flint Water, Michigan Potash LLC, Michigan Water, Nestlé Leave a comment2020 is a big year for the state of Michigan’s water. Nestlé Waters looks forward to pumping 400 gallons of fresh water out of Osceola County every minute. Enbridge makes plans to begin building their tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. PFA testing and cleanup continue across the state. It couldn’t possibly get worse. In […]
Enbridge Donates $20k To Repair Damaged Straits Memorial
Thursday , 14, January 2016 Enbridge Line 5, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThe Pere Marquette National Memorial will be revitalized in part from a donation made by Enbridge Energy Partners. The money will be used by the Michigan Historical Society to rebuild part of the memorial destroyed by fire in 2000. The national memorial is dedicated to the memory of Father Jacques Marquette; he founded the first […]
Sierra Club Sues U.S. Forest Service Over Aged Oil Pipeline Permit
Monday , 19, January 2015 Environment Leave a commentThe Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club filed suit in U.S. District Court in Bay City on January 15 against the U.S. Forest Service. The Lawsuit was filed to compel the federal agency to complete a much-needed inspection of Enbridge oil pipeline number 5 before issuing a permit allowing it to continue transporting oil through […]