Great news from the MPSC.
The MPSC has approved the order needed to relocate a portion of Line 5 into the Great Lakes Tunnel.
Said Price Dobernick, President of the MI Pipe Trades: “We’re grateful the MPSC took this important step, and look forward to getting to work.”
TRANSCRIPT:
LAWYER: I do hope the Court will pay special attention to the amicus brief from (Nessel)
JUDGE: (She) can't get the relief... you're seeking, & it's ironic... they're coming to a single federal district judge in another state to try... what they have been unable to
Line 5 transports 540,000 barrels of fuel daily. There is no viable replacement.
Attorney General Dana Nessel wants the pipeline shutdown anyway.
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We agree with @michcapcon: UP energy costs are high; without #Line5, they would be unaffordable. Time to build the #GreatLakesTunnel https://t.co/E2eIAFkX2E
We agree with @DetNewsOpinion: 'Gov. Whitmer acted to limit that pain from the Indiana refinery fire, and deserves credit for doing so. She should apply the same practical reasoning in deciding the fate of Line 5.'
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Great column in the @detroitnews by @SBAM Prez/CEO @briancalley highlighting how extremist efforts to close #Line5 are really a push to raise gas prices. It's time to build the #GreatLakesTunnel https://t.co/lkw9aBpzue
Great column from MI Propane Gas Association:
"Every day that goes by without advancing the Great Lakes Tunnel is a wasted opportunity to ensure our energy affordability and reliability while protecting our jobs and the Great Lakes at the same time."
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Gas prices have never been higher.
Shutting down Line 5 would send them through the roof. There's a better solution - build the #GreatLakesTunnel.
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We have record high energy prices and somehow there is still a debate about how critical Line 5 and the Great Lakes Tunnel are for our energy future, and our economy.
The reality is that there is no question: we need Line 5.
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