Category: Great Lakes

North Dakota State House Declares People Superior to Animals and Inanimate Objects

The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a personhood bill on Feb. 2, declaring humans superior to animals, environmental elements, artificial intelligence, inanimate objects, corporations, or governmental entities. The measure, HB 1361 (pdf), passed by a vote of 87–7. The bill was sponsored by Republican Cole Christensen. “The people on the committee were like, ‘Is this…


Shutting Down Canadian Pipeline Would Cost US Consumers $23.7 Billion More in Fuel Costs: Report

A recently published analysis by a consumer advocacy nonprofit maintains that shutting down a 4.5-mile section of a nearly 70-year-old pipeline that spans the Great Lakes from Wisconsin to Ontario would impose $23.7 billion in higher fuel costs for families and businesses in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Consumer Energy Alliance’s (CEA) 14-page report estimates…


Shutting Canadian Pipeline Would Cost US Consumers $23.7 Billion More in Fuel Costs: Report

A recently published analysis by a consumer advocacy nonprofit maintains that shutting a 4.5-mile section of a nearly 70-year-old pipeline that spans the Great Lakes from Wisconsin to Ontario would impose $23.7 billion in higher fuel costs on families and businesses in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Consumer Energy Alliance’s (CEA) 14-page report estimates that…