[6] "Order Finding Environmental Impact Statement Inadequate", December 14th, 2017. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Docket Nos. PL-9/CN-14-916 and PL-9/PPL-15-137 [click to view] |
[7] Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Letter to Enbridge. "Sandpiper Pipeline Project and Line 3 Replacement Project Storage/Pipe Yards". March 3rd, 2017 [click to view] |
[8] Excerpt from Testimony of Laura Kennett at Minnesota's Public Utility Commission. MPUC DOCKET NOS. PL9/CN-14-916, January 31, 2017
Extensive information on pipeline integrity threats, current Line 3 deterioration resulting in external corrosion and stress corrosion cracking (SCC), reasons for leaving abandoning current Line 3 and building a new Line 3 (cost of 'dig and repair' vs. 'replacement'), methods of repair and monitoring, and more. [click to view] |
[9] "Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Line 3 Pipeline Project - Revised" (FEIS- Revised). Minnesota Department of Commerce. February 12th, 2018. [click to view] |
[11] "Oxendine Molliver Resignation Letter". The Intercept_Documents. August 12, 2017.
Full Intercept story: "Tribal Liaison in Minnesota Pipeline Review Is Sidelined After Oil Company Complains to Governor" by Alleen Brown.
https://theintercept.com/2017/08/12/tribal-liaison-in-minnesota-pipeline-review-is-sidelined-after-oil-company-complains-to-governor/ [click to view] |
[20] Enbridge Inc. Website.
[20.1] Line 3 Project (U.S.) page: http://www.enbridge.com/line3us
[20.1.1] "Project Background" Section
[20.1.2] "Project Scope" Section
[20.2] Line 3 Project (Canada) page: http://www.enbridge.com/projects-and-infrastructure/projects/line-3-replacement-program-canada [click to view] |
[21] "A look at Enbridge’s next big pipeline project, the Line 3 Replacement" by Brooks Johnson in Duluth News Tribune. April 16, 2017. [click to view] |
[22] "Enbridge Announces $7B Line 3 Rebuild, Largest Project in Company History" by Heather Libby in DeSmog Canada. March 4th, 2014. [click to view] |
[23] "Enbridge to Undertake $7 Billion Mainline Replacement Program" Enbridge Media Center. March 3rd, 2014.
Press release and announcement of Line 3 Replacement Project [click to view] |
[24] "After extensive review, Minnesota Commerce Department releases expert analysis and recommendation on the certificate of need for Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 oil pipeline project", Minnesota Department of Commerce, Press Release. September 11, 2017.
Direct Testimony of Department of Commerce can be found here: https://mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities/resource.html?Id=34746 [click to view] |
[26] LaDuke, Winona. "LaDuke: The Largest Inland Oil Spill in U.S. History Happened Today in Minnesota" in Indian Country Today. March 3, 2017 [click to view] |
[27] "Tar Sands Crude Oil: Health Effects of a Dirty and Destructive Fuel" Natural Resources Defense Council Issue Brief. February 2014. [click to view] |
[28] "Enbridge to pay $1 million for pollution violations" by John Myers, in The Duluth News Tribune. October 8th, 2010. [click to view] |
[29] "FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND RECOMMENDATION" for Line 3 Replacement Project Application for Certificate of Need and Route Permit. STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. OAH 65-2500-32764
Includes non-binding recommendation of Administrative Law Judge to the PUC to grant a Certificate of Need, but only if the Route Permit is for in-trench replacement along the existing Line 3.
Also includes considerable information on Enbridge, Mainline System, Project Background, History of Line 3 Spills, Funding of Project, Agreement with Shippers, and more. [click to view] |
[30] " Representative Shipper Group (RSG) Issue Resolution Sheet (IRS)". Appendix D in Application for Certificate of Need for Enbridge's Line 3 Replacement Project. Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Agreement Enbridge and its customers (shippers) to implement a per barrel surcharge on the entire Mainline System to support the recovery of the costs of the L3RP. [click to view] |
Commentary piece in the StarTribune: "Enbridge pipeline's ripple effect: Abuse of women and girls" by Ann Manning. January 5th, 2018 [click to view] |
"Tribes Across the Midwest Are Gearing up for a Big New Pipeline Battle" by Yessenia Funes in Earther. November 10th, 2017. [click to view] |
"Enbridge’s plans to build tar sands pipeline through Minnesota just hit a snag" by Samantha Page in Think Progress. September 12, 2017. [click to view] |
"Pipeline abandonment emerges as key issue in Grand Rapids" by Brady Slater in Duluth News Tribune. December 28th, 2017 [click to view] |
"Final Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge Sandpiper Pipeline and Line 3 Replacement Projects". Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2016. [click to view] |
"Line 3 Replacement Project Summary". Enbridge.
Slideshow presentation on L3RP. [click to view] |
Bruno, Kenny et al. "Enbridge Over Troubled Water: The Enbridge GXL System's Threat to the Great Lakes". Report. [click to view] |
"Opinion -- Though Enbridge's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project is far from approved, debate already is stirring: What happens to old Line 3?" in Opinion section of Duluth News Tribune. September 21st, 2017.
Includes quotes from Enbridge CEO Al Monaco, Winona LaDuke of White Earth Reservation and Director of Honor the Earth, and Paul Blackburn, staff attorney for Honor the Earth. [click to view] |
5] "Joint Tribal Petition to Reconsider and Amend the PUC’s December 14 Order", Before the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings for the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission [click to view] |
"Enbridge Energy's Proposed Line 3 Pipeline Project", Minnesota Department of Commerce. Includes project summary, latest news, key project documents, links to e-docket information, regulatory information. [click to view] |
Line 3 Review Process, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.
Includes information on how the Certificate of Need process, Route Permit process, and Environmental Impact Statement process works specific to the Line 3 project including relevant statutes and rules. [click to view] |
"How Canada’s pipeline watchdog secretly discusses "ticking time bombs" with industry" by Mike de Souza in National Observer. July 5th, 2016.
Covers Canada's National Energy Board's (NEB) efforts to end Enbridge's and Kinder Morgan's use of substandard (shoddy) materials and parts in their pipelines. [click to view] |
Lovrien, Jimmy and Brooks Johnson. 2018. "Judge says Line 3 should go forward along old route" in Duluth News Tribune [click to view] |