We got up early Monday morning in Grayling and drove to Mackinaw City for the bridge walk. We parked at the DNR Marina and could see the Enbridge dock and building but there was nothing at all going on this year. One pickup in the locked up fenced in paddock. After the walk we drove to the other side of town where the pumping facility is. When we got there we saw a large group of young hippie looking people all standing and looking around. Several had cameras taking photos and one young man had a very sophisticated and expensive looking video camera. Of course they gave me the 'evil eye' when I drove up as they had no idea who I was and maybe wondered if I was there to hassle them. I got out of the truck and walked over and said "well obviously this isn't a stockholders' meeting" and they thought I was 'cool' so we talked environment for a bit. They are with a group that is doing environmental studies in the lower 48 and are focused on water quality. They didn't know a lot about the anchor striking the power cables and the pipes themselves so I filled them in some.
Some pictures I took at the pump station.
This is the robotic gate guard. It kept asking me to insert my card for entry. I kept telling it that all I had was my library card but it didn't seem amused! The very bright LED lights near the top by the cameras kept flashing so I figured I'd take a picture of it since it was obviously taking pictures of me! I wonder if they have photo recognition that will tell them who I am?
A general view of the pumping facility.
Obviously they don't want anyone digging around their old pipes!
I would not want to pay their electric bill.
I guess if the crude oil doesn't get you the hydrogen sulfide gas will
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Topic: Why Michigan won't shut down the Mackinac straits oil pipeline (Read 24805 times)
