Lillian Wilkins and her old Civil War veteran uncle Jed Wilkins own a ranch through which a pipeline will be laid. They are unaware of this, but Dan Tyndall, Joe Hyslop, and Tom Binns are aware of the possibilities for a quick profit and set out to prove through crooked-surveyor Sam Brisco that the land…
Guns of the Law (1944)
Wisconsin Judge Rules Against Enbridge on Line 5, but Stops Short of Shutdown
A Wisconsin judge has ruled in favour of an indigenous band in its dispute with Enbridge over Line 5, but stopped short of shutting down the controversial cross-border pipeline. District Court Judge William Conley says the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa has proven it was entitled to revoke permission for the pipeline…
Michigan Signals Intent to Appeal Decision Keeping Line 5 Dispute in Federal Court
Michigan’s chief law enforcement officer wants to appeal a judge’s decision to keep the Line 5 pipeline dispute in federal court. In court documents, Attorney General Dana Nessel suggests District Court Judge Janet Neff made errors in her Aug. 18 ruling. That’s when Neff rejected efforts to get the dispute moved back to state court,…
Judge Sides With Enbridge Inc. in Michigan’s Latest Effort to Halt Line 5 Pipeline
A judge in Michigan has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in the company’s long-running dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. In her ruling, Judge Janet Neff says the case belongs in federal court—a blow to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s bid to shut down the pipeline. It’s the second time in…
30 Protesters Block BC Police Investigation Near Coastal GasLink Drill Site, Two Arrested
RCMP officers were confronted by a group of roughly 30 protesters who blasted air horns and kicked and damaged a cruiser near Houston, British Columbia, on July 26. The officers were conducting a routine patrol on the Morice River Forest Service Road when they stopped a vehicle that had been the subject of multiple complaints…
Ukraine Says Russia Increased Gas Pipeline Pressure Without Prior Notice
Russian gas giant Gazprom has sharply increased pressure in the pipeline that delivers Russian gas to Europe without prior notice, the Ukrainian state pipeline operator company said on Tuesday. Such pressure spikes could lead to emergencies including pipeline ruptures, and pipeline operators are obliged to inform each other about them in advance, the Ukrainian company…
Alberta Premier Urges US Senators to Convince Michigan to Stop Line 5 Shutdown
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging the U.S. government to convince Michigan to abandon its legal campaign against the Line 5 pipeline. He’s also floating the idea of a new bilateral pipeline project to help both Canada and the United States establish energy security. Kenney is testifying today before members of the Senate Committee on…
Ottawa Approves New $10B Loan Guarantee for the Trans Mountain Pipeline Project
The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-billion loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project. The guarantee was approved by cabinet on April 29 through the Canada Account at crown corporation Export Development Canada, which provides loan guarantee supports for Canadian businesses. EDC’s website said the Canada Account is used to support projects…
Alberta Court Rules Federal Environmental Impact Law Is Unconstitutional
The federal government’s law to measure the environmental impacts of projects, which detractors said was meant to prevent the construction of pipelines, is unconstitutional according to an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling published Tuesday. The court said the environment needs to be protected and urgency is needed to tackle climate change, but this should not…
Home Depot Cofounder Says Biden Policies Have Worsened Inflation
Home Depot co-founder accused the Biden administration of failing to tame historic inflation, and even making it worse by scrapping an oil pipeline project that would have served the national interest. “We lost a whole year on addressing the issue. Only because, frankly, we have leadership today in America that isn’t willing to admit when…
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