A federal judge on Thursday said that he is unlikely to shut down an oil pipeline on the Bad River reservation in northern Wisconsin, despite the tribe’s arguments that the line is at immediate risk of erosion and rupturing. However, he said a time may come when he’ll have to intervene. U.S. District Judge William…
Judge Not Inclined to Close Oil Pipeline, Asks Wisconsin Tribe to Work With Oil Company
Cory Morgan: Canada Must Establish a Robust East/West Energy Corridor to Avert the Catastrophe of a Line 5 Shutdown
May 19, 2023
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Commentary The battle over the operation of the multi-national Enbridge Line 5 pipeline appears to have no end. American anti-energy activists—invigorated by their victory in shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada—have set their sights on Line 5 and won’t quit until the line is shut down one way or another. Cross-border pipelines could…
Enbridge Punches Back on Line 5 Challenge: ‘Nothing but Counter-Factual Speculation’
Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. is pushing back hard against an Indigenous band’s efforts to shut down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa wants a federal judge in Wisconsin to order the pipeline closed, fearing a rupture on its territory due to spring flooding. But in new court documents,…
Shutting Down Canadian Pipeline Would Cost US Consumers $23.7 Billion More in Fuel Costs: Report
March 26, 2022
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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
March 26, 2022
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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…
Ottawa Files Court Brief Supporting Enbridge Inc. in Line 5 Dispute With Michigan
WASHINGTON—The federal government is once again urging a Michigan judge to keep Line 5 operating while it works with the United States on negotiating an end to the impasse over the controversial cross-border pipeline. Gordon Giffin, the former U.S. ambassador to Canada who is serving as Ottawa’s counsel of record, filed a fresh amicus brief…
New Year, Old Issues: Enbridge, State of Michigan Renew Line 5 Hostilities in Court
WASHINGTON—Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan are facing off in court once again in the latest chapter of the ongoing Line 5 pipeline saga. In new court documents, state Attorney General Dana Nessel is reprising her argument that the dispute over the cross-border gas line belongs in state court. And Calgary-based Enbridge says Michigan’s…
Michigan Abandons Line 5 Challenge to Focus Instead on 2019 State Court Lawsuit
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer will concentrate the government’s efforts on a long-standing state court action against pipeline owner Enbridge Inc. that was originally filed in 2019. In a statement, Nessel says the original case…
Line 5: Questions Remain Even as White House Says No Shutdown
News Analysis With climate pledges and inflation running high on both sides of the border, a recent report made some waves by indicating that the Biden administration was evaluating the impacts of shutting down a major Canadian pipeline passing through the U.S. state of Michigan. Politico reported in early November that the White House was…
Former Liberal MP Warns of ‘Ideological Bias’ in Federal Green Economy
A former Liberal MP said the federal government’s environmental program is built on an ideological bias that is “trying to dismantle” Canada’s economy, a House committee heard last week. Dan McTeague, a former Liberal MP and president of the Canadians for Affordable Energy, told the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology on May 6…
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