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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Michigan’s demand that Enbridge Inc. shut down an oil pipeline that runs through a channel linking two of the Great Lakes is based on bad information and political posturing and will be ignored, the Calgary-based company said Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer 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, charging that 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. Enbridge filed a federal lawsuit challenging the order shortly after it was issued. In a point-by-point-response to the state’s termination notice, Vern Yu, president for liquids pipelines, said in a letter Tuesday Enbridge won’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. Whitmer overstepped her authority, said Mike Koby, vice-president of U.S. operations for Enbridge. The company has “no intention of shutting down the pipelines based on these unspecified allegations,” he said in an […]
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