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Ahhh, Perfectly timed... Whitmer is closing another PIPELINE


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2021 May 12, 6:09am   869 views  5 comments

by joshuatrio   ➕follow (4)   💰tip   ignore  

Mother fuckers.

"The government of Michigan has told Canadian energy company Enbridge that it must shut down an oil and gas pipeline that runs through the state.

The state's government says the line, which has existed for over 65 years, could cause a spill that would severely damage the area.

Enbridge has denied that the pipeline, known as Line 5, is at any risk of spilling, saying that while the line does go underwater through the Straights of Mackinac, the line runs through a tunnel beneath the lakebed, reports The Guardian.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has set a hard deadline for the pipeline's shut down, at May 12. Enbridge has yet to comply.

"These oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are a ticking timebomb, and their continued presence violates the public trust and poses a grave threat to Michigan’s environment and economy," Whitmer’s office said in a statement.

The US, however, is obliged to keep the pipeline running unless they give Canada a ten-year notice that the line will be shut down.

Al Monaco, president of Enbridge, has also pointed out that Canada's two most populous provinces, Ontario and Quebec, rely on the pipeline for nearly half of their oil needs.

Trudeau's government has filed an amicus brief:

Trudeau has said that he has talked about the issue with President Joe Biden, who has yet to comment on the matter."

https://thepostmillennial.com/michigan-governor-orders-closure-of-pipeline-that-provides-half-of-all-oil-to-ontario-and-quebec

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1   WookieMan   2021 May 12, 6:37am  

joshuatrio says
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has set a hard deadline for the pipeline's shut down, at May 12. Enbridge has yet to comply.

They don't have to comply. A state has no right to stop interstate (intra?) trade. If that oil ends up as gas in IL or IN, she would be preventing that. She's a fucking blow hole governor and idiot.

Also, given the other shut downs, oil is going up. She'd have to fine them something insane for it to matter to their bottom line to defy a bull shit state government order.

I've never understood the green people or anti-oil specifically. The shit oozed out of the fucking earth before we figured out how to use it.
2   RWSGFY   2021 May 12, 6:50am  

WookieMan says
I've never understood the green people or anti-oil specifically. The shit oozed out of the fucking earth before we figured out how to use it.


Yep. And before that we were killing the fucking whales for fat. Was it better?
3   WookieMan   2021 May 12, 6:59am  

FuckCCP89 says
WookieMan says
I've never understood the green people or anti-oil specifically. The shit oozed out of the fucking earth before we figured out how to use it.


Yep. And before that we were killing the fucking whales for fat. Was it better?

If only we could kill land whales.... Would probably reduce health care costs substantially.
4   NuttBoxer   2021 May 12, 7:56am  

If you read the article, the oil is going to Canada, so shutting it down sounds like we'd be keeping more oil in the US. Also, they have to give Canada a 10 year notice, which I doubt they've done. Seems like more hype to justify why they're going to purposely deny us gasoline in preparation for forcing all cars that can drive long distances into retirement. All part of the 2030 plan..

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