There is a growing likelihood that Wisconsin land and water from Superior to the Illinois border will be in the spilling zone as more tar sand oil works its way from Canada to refineries and shipping facilities on the Gulf of Mexico.
The two leading signs of this eventual statewide transformation from small milking operations to large oil pumping stations:
1. A deal to substantially expand the capacity of a major Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Macinack.
2. The surprise move last week which now looks related to item #1 wherein the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Enbridge can be allowed to withhold whether it has obtained insurance required by Dane County to expand oil shipments there.
Given Enbridge's calamitous environment record and the Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative alignment with Walker's 'chamber of commerce mentality' governance and pro-polluter priorities, this all sounds pretty ominous.
Stay tuned.
The two leading signs of this eventual statewide transformation from small milking operations to large oil pumping stations:
1. A deal to substantially expand the capacity of a major Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath the Straits of Macinack.
2. The surprise move last week which now looks related to item #1 wherein the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Enbridge can be allowed to withhold whether it has obtained insurance required by Dane County to expand oil shipments there.
Given Enbridge's calamitous environment record and the Wisconsin Supreme Court's conservative alignment with Walker's 'chamber of commerce mentality' governance and pro-polluter priorities, this all sounds pretty ominous.
Stay tuned.
