Garret M. Ellison
@garretellison
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Michigan journalist covering the environment, natural resources and the Great Lakes for @MLive, @GRPress & @Kzoo_Gazette
Kalamazoo, MI
Joined November 2009
Michigan Rep @grahamfiller's son just stole the show during a House committee hearing on nuclear energy incentives. Big Dad energy here 😀
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My sympathies to any journalist or academic trying to share on this platform. What a s-itshow.
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same.
I miss when my twitter feed was all journalists from around the world dispensing valuable information. Now it's one giant scroll of influencers, trolls, bots and poor judgment. And, for once, it's not my fault.
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The MPSC has voted to approve the @Enbridge Line 5 tunnel, with commissioner Carreon abstaining.
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Lots of angry grumbling and muted calls of "shut it down" as Scripps and other commissioners are speaking. Someone called out "blood on your hands.".
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MPSC chair Dan Scripps calls the Line 5 tunnel proposal "the best option to mitigate the dangers the current pipelines represent.”.
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MPSC staff is recommending approval of the Line 5 tunnel, with conditions. Vote pending. Lots of upset people in this room.
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Big crowd for Michigan Public Service Commission meeting. Decision on @Enbridge Line 5 tunnel expected soon. (Last time I was in this room, a pipeline opponent and his grandson smeared themselves in cake batter to protest the pipeline).
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RT @PaulaGardner: I spent weeks looking at Wolverine Worldwide's financials during its liability for the biggest #PFAS clean up in #Michig….
bridgemi.com
The venerable, Rockford-based company famous for Hush Puppies faces plummeting stocks and sales. It’s already spent tens of millions of dollars settling suits for PFAS contamination. Then this year,...
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This again. Private wells are contaminated in Rockford and homeowners are wondering if their ailments are linked to PFAS exposure. This time, it's next to @WolverineWW corporate headquarters.
mlive.com
Old dredge spoils may be culprit in private well contamination around corporate offices.
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RT @Lucasgsl6: Ann Arbor Township residents are asking "are we next?" after wells near a gravel mine began to run dry. The mining company….
mlive.com
Concern is spreading near the mine as the operator applies for a permit allowing it to pump millions of gallons of additional water.
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Happy National Lighthouse Day to all who observe.
mlive.com
There are two historic lighthouses on Beaver Island and one is still active.
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Anyway, here's my report from this afternoon. Thankfully, diesel fuel is evaporative on a sunny lake and it has remained offshore so far.
mlive.com
Fuel from the freighter Manitowoc reached Onekama by Thursday afternoon.
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Reporters and editors should also be a more careful about putting a big number like that in a headline when it comes with an asterisk word like "potential.".
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I understand why @USCGGreatLakes is being cautious about releasing unverified estimates, but I don't exactly see how releasing a big number that isn't accurate is a better option. If there's nuance, just say so. Don't play word games bound to sow confusion.
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“It’s definitely not anywhere close to 45,000″ was how Coast Guard Lt. Heather Stemmerman put it.
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I spoke to two sources involved in the response today, one being the Coast Guard PIO. Each confirmed than the ship itself estimated 1k gallons was released. That remains to be verified, but the CG stated clearly to me that 45k gallons is not the actual total.
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