Category: Michigan
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Breaking: Nine Arrested After Halting Construction at Keystone XL Pump Station
Early this morning, eight individuals blocked construction of a pump station for TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on Seminole land-by-treaty by locking on to equipment in the largest action yet by the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance. The group took …
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During Record Drought, Frackers Outcompete Farmers for Water Supplies
“There is a new player for water, which is oil and gas. And certainly they are in a position to pay a whole lot more than we are.”
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Dozens Storm PHMSA Event Demanding an End to Tar Sands Pipelines
Many from across the Keystone XL pipeline route attended the workshop and aired their grievances directly to regulators, asking pertinent questions during …
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Pipeline Failures Plague Oil Companies, Erode Public Trust
Pipeline safety is growing more difficult to prove, as oil companies struggle with failing infrastructure and persistent pollution issues from spills that should have been cleaned up long ago. News of pipeline failures are …
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Wind Power at the Center of the New Energy Economy
Wind turbines are here to stay. They are increasing in numbers every day, and industry figures show that the amount of energy they are able to generate has reached tremendous levels. The nineteenth century belonged to coal, the twentieth to oil, and th…