OPINION: Enbridge pipeline should not expand into Wisconsin

As many may recall, President Barack Obama struck down the proposed additions to the Keystone XL Pipeline in November 2015, much to the relief of many local districts, various cross-sector coalitions and the vast environmental community. While Obama’s veto of the Keystone addition was definitely a strong statement against fossil fuels, the fight against oil pipelines is far from being won for us Wisconsinites.

The Enbridge pipeline system is currently pending further expansion, posing a significant threat to Midwestern states. Approval is delayed on the president’s desk, likely adding one weighted issue to the plate of the next person in the Oval Office.

Like the Keystone XL, Enbridge’s Alberta Clipper is another pipeline a Canadian company built to run across borders. This pipeline, built 2010, carries crude oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin, and into other pipelines traveling throughout the Midwest....

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Ken Notes: My fear is that our rail infrastructure that moves much of the oil now is even worse that the pipeline. We are in a no win situation. I would like to see far better infrastructure in place that could move people, freight, and, if it must move, oil.