Nothing like government causing a problem to have the same government step in and announce an emergency
It's not like Governor Half-Whit can't say she wasn't warned what would happen with her enviro greenie regulations.
The Detroit Free Press: Whitmer to revoke Enbridge oil pipeline easement in Straits of Mackinac
The Detroit News: What a Line 5 shutdown would mean for Michigan's energy
Sure enough, she closed the line and -
Today: Whitmer signs executive order to ensure adequate propane distribution
Well, when you shut down a pipeline delivering 756,000-gallons-a-day, 65% of the UP's propane and 55% of the state's propane supply, and you certainly don't have the trucks to replace that, you get a propane shortage. This of course comes as a complete surprise to our governor who doesn't seem to get the concept of cause and effect.
You also of course get a lot more road traffic and pollution from all those trucks now driving with lots of overtime and risks of road accidents and spillage, trying to do what a pipeline was doing in a very environmentally friendly fashion. So higher energy prices and shortages result, along with more actual environmental damage.
But that's ok, because pipelines are bad now, right?
The real question is WHO benefits from her shutting it down? Who owns the trucking companies, etc?
ReplyDeleteAgree with NFO. These days it seems like there's a bribe or kickback behind every single dumb action that's occurring.....
ReplyDeleteOld NFo and drjim: I suspect you're not wrong.
ReplyDeleteThe good news is that Whitmer won the much coveted "Business Recruiter of the Year Award" presented by the State of Indiana. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/billboard-mocks-michigan-gov-whitmer-as-indiana-business-person-of-the-year
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