If Michigan succeeds in shutting down the Line 5 crude oil pipeline the impact on Sarnia will be devastating, a union leader says.
Sarnia’s three refineries would be at risk of shutting down as well as many related industries in the Chemical Valley, said Scott Archer, business agent with the UA Local 663 Pipefitters Union.
“Basically, it would kick the legs out from under every refinery in town. It would have a devastating effect on employment in Sarnia. There would be tumbleweeds rolling down Christina Street, I guarantee it.”
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered Canada’s Enbridge Energy to stop using the pipeline by May, claiming it places the Great Lakes at risk of a catastrophic oil spill.
Well, thank God we don't build pipelines or refine our oil!
Also:
Michigan’s environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.
The decision, a victory for Enbridge Inc., comes as the Canadian company resists Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s demand to shut down its 68-year-old line in the Straits of Mackinac.
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