Earlier today, a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that the state government acted appropriately in granting its permit to Enbridge for Line 3. The judicial panel agreed that the state commission acted within its authority and that replacing the line would have climate benefits by using less power than the existing line while reducing the […]

On June 7, the Two Inlets pump station near the Wisconsin-Minnesota border was vandalized by Line 3 protestors. This project is supporting about 8,600 jobs, 6,500 of which are local. This destruction is unacceptable and an abuse of the first amendment.  The vandalism was substantial: slashed tires, cut hoses, rocks lodged into engines, forced entry into offices, and electrical wiring tampering […]

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported natural gas for power generation is playing a key role in reducing carbon emissions from the U.S. electricity sector. Since 2005, the primary energy sources for U.S. power generation has shifted from coal to priorities to natural gas and renewables. As the EIA reports, the U.S. electric power sector produced 1,724 million metric tons (MMmt) of CO2 in 2019, 32% less than […]