http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-976530.mp3
Green energy is often said to be the future of the Midwest economy. But old fashioned fossil fuels could be having a bigger effect on the region’s jobs and corporate bottom lines.
This is not conventional oil, though.
It’s a thick, tar-like crude from the oil sands in Alberta, Canada.
It’s sent here by pipelines, many which cross our rivers and the Great Lakes, and that has some worrying about a bigger risk to the region.
