Kate Madigan

If built, the pipeline would be a major contributor to global warming for up to 99 years— the permit period Enbridge requests. But scientists tell us we must eliminate climate emissions in a few decades, and cut carbon emissions in half within 10 years, this writer says.

Michigan can’t throw up its hands and say it can’t make a difference in something as big as climate change. But we need to do our part.

Waiting around for Washington to do something about a warming planet is a fool’s errand, so start locally.