Because they make a great deal of money moving filthy, climate wrecking tar sands/shale oil around, that’s why. Nothing more, nothing less. Anyway, from a couple of weeks ago:
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's administration on (Dec. 21) appealed a state regulatory panel's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce said the Public Utilities Commission got its decisions wrong because Enbridge did not introduce, and the panel did not properly evaluate, the kind of long-range oil demand forecast required by state law.
Dayton, who leaves office Jan. 7, said in a statement that he strongly supports the appeal. He said Enbridge "failed to demonstrate that Minnesota needs this pipeline to meet our future oil demand. In fact, most of the product would flow through our state to supply other states and countries." - MPR
But, as for Gov-elect Tim Walz (DFL):
Walz has said Line 3 should go forward if it can meet environmental regulations. - MinnPost
You should click and read that article, which is mostly about who Walz might pick for an open spot on the PUC. So, we’ll see.
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