Michigan oil pipeline to be restarted

Two months after the Enbridge Oil Spill that disturbed the west coast of the state and made national news, officials say that the pipeline has been cleared to be restarted. Since the announcement of the spill on July 26 it is estimated that 820,000 to 1 million gallons spilled near Marshall, Mich., polluting the Kalamazoo River, and injuring the fragile ecosystem of the area.

Michael Moore Recieves Steinbeck Award

Famed Michigan filmmaker and political figure Michael Moore was presented the John Steinbeck Award from the Center for Steinbeck Studies at San Jose State University. Moore's current hometown paper, The Traverse City Record-Eagle, reports that "the award is given to writers and artists whose work captures Steinbeck's spirit of empathy, commitment to democratic values and belief in the dignity of people who by circumstance are pushed to the fringes of society." Michael Moore is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story. These four documentaries are among the top ten highest-grossing documentaries of all time.

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