Comments on: Michigan’s Oil Disaster: Another symptom of Capitalism http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Energy Think Tank Expert unquestioned in Press story « Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-3688 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:40:12 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-3688 [...] Lastly, the Press article doesn’t tell readers anything about the Alberta Tar Sands project or the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline that would send the tar sands petroleum all the way to Texas. It would be important for people to know that the majority of the pipelines for the tar sands project from Canada to the US are under the operation of Enbridge, the company responsible for the oil pipeline disaster in Michigan last year. [...]

]]> By: Enbridge Investors Told Pipelines Feed Fossil Fuel Addictions « Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-2138 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:22:04 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-2138 [...] (This article is re-posted from Common Dreams and deals with the people confronting the energy company Enbridge, which was responsible for a major oil disaster in Michigan earlier this year.) [...]

]]> By: Is the GR Press doing PR work for Enbridge CEO? « Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-1789 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:59:19 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-1789 [...] the Grand Rapids Press ran a story based on a 30-minute interview with Enbridge DEO Patrick Daniel. Like the previous coverage, this article didn’t do much to analyze the cause and consequences of the spill that has [...]

]]> By: Enbridge: Profile of a Corporate Polluter « Grand Rapids Institute for Information Democracy http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-1732 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:12:45 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-1732 [...] week we provided some initial background on the company that is responsible for the 1 million gallon plus oil spill into the Kalamazoo [...]

]]> By: Dawn Nelson http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-1726 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:24:53 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-1726 This post is very refreshing, thank you. This would be an excellent time to call on environmental journalists to be more investigative — and the point about reducing consumption is well taken. Discussion should center on this point in the most dramatic way.

Keep writing.

]]> By: Elizabeth DiNovella Online » Midwest Oil Spill http://griid.org/2010/07/30/michigan%e2%80%99s-oil-disaster-another-symptom-of-capitalism/#comment-1717 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:53:48 +0000 http://griid.org/?p=3740#comment-1717 [...] Companies drill for oil because it makes them profits. Our economic system—one that demands growth, not sustainability—guarantees environmental [...]

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