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It’s About Time (opens the original)
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In 1965, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a stirring commencement address at Oberlin College in Ohio titled “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution.” King began the speech by reminding his audience of the famous short story by Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle,” published in 1819. “The most striking fact about the story,” King said, “is not that [Rip] slept twenty years, but that he slept through a revolution.” King then warned his audience of the dangers of remaining obli
Bizindaw (Let’s Listen) (opens the original)
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Over the past 13 or 14 years, I’ve written tens of thousands of words about Line 5. They’ve been published on blogs (including here at The Current), as op-eds, in academic publications, and given as t
By Now (opens the original)
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You’ve probably heard it. Every time a new regulatory or legal decision regarding the Line 5 tunnel is reached, supporters of the fantastical project, feigning exasperation, claim that if it weren’t for the actions of opponents, the tunnel would already be operational. Just last month, for example, after the EGLE permit decision, Republican State Senator John Damoose applauded the approval, saying the tunnel “should be completed and operating by now.” People have been saying thi
Where Does Enbridge Go from Here? (opens the original)
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Friends, this is a stunning turn of events.I’m sure you’ve heard the news by now, so ably explained and contextualized this week here at The Current by David Holtz: the Michigan Supreme Court last Friday issued a stern rebuke to the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) for its insufficient review of th
Michigan Went the Other Way (opens the original)
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The Michigan Supreme Court opened its Line 5 tunnel opinion Friday not with a statute, not with procedural history, but with water:“The Great Lakes are the largest freshwater system on Earth... As the many Indian Tribes involved in this litigation point out, the Great Lakes and the Straits of Mackinac have nourished life in this region for thousands of years.”Crediting the Tribes first tells you what the six-justice majority thought it was doing. This wasn’t an administrative appeal. It was a st
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