oil pipeline

Citing public pressure, U.S. State Department extends comment period on Enbridge pipeline proposal

Lindsey Smith — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:27:18 +0000

The U.S. State Department has extended the public comment period on a proposal to nearly double the amount of crude oil that's shipped in a pipeline along Lake Superior.

Enbridge Energy’s Line 67, also known as the “Alberta Clipper” pipeline, runs from the tar sands region in Canada down to Wisconsin near Lake Superior. In the US, it's more than 300 miles long and three feet in diameter.

Landowners celebrate a small win in court against Enbridge Energy

Mark Brush — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:26:33 +0000

Enbridge Energy plans to build a bigger oil pipeline across the state. The company says, not only will it be bigger and move more oil. They say it will also be safer than the line that broke in 2010.

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the first phase of the project last May, but some landowners have sued. They say they weren’t properly notified that the construction work could force them to give up more land. And that Enbridge could remove more trees.

Enbridge pipeline break in Wisconsin partly blamed for spike in Michigan gasoline prices

Steve Carmody — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:35:15 +0000

Gasoline prices in parts of Michigan are soaring over $4 a gallon.

The recent leak that shutdown an oil pipeline in Wisconsin is getting much of the blame. The Enbridge Energy pipeline has been shut down since it sprung a leak last week.