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Enbridge company logos are seen at the company’s annual meeting in Calgary, Thursday, May 12, 2016. Enbridge said Tuesday it would defy Michigan’s demand to shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, contending that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s decision was based on bad information and political posturing. The Democratic governor in November moved to revoke a 1953 state easement that allowed part of the Canadian company’s Line 5 to be placed along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac. Saying Enbridge had repeatedly violated the terms and put the lakes at risk, Whitmer gave the company 180 days — until May 12 — to turn off the flow. READ MORE: Alberta premier and Enbridge respond to Michigan seeking shut down of Line 5 pipeline Enbridge filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order shortly after it was issued. Vern Yu, president for liquids pipelines, gave a point-by-point-response to the state’s termination notice in a letter Tuesday and said it wouldn’t close Line 5. “Our dual pipelines in the straits are safe, fit for service and in full compliance with the federal safety standards that govern them,” Yu said. Mike Koby, vice-president of […]
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