People in Ohio continue to choose sides in the debate over whether to build the NEXUS Gas Transmission pipeline, a $1.5-$2.0 billion natural gas pipeline that will carry Utica and Marcellus Shale gas spanning 11 counties in Ohio, 3 counties in Michigan, and eventually connect to the Dawn Energy Hub in Canada. NEXUS is a joint venture between Detroit-based DTE Energy and Houston-based Spectra Energy. Plenty of wackos have come out of the woodwork to oppose it (see Medina County, OH Antis Trot Out Home Rule Ballot Measure and NEXUS Pipeline Files Draft Reports w/FERC, Rejects CORNy Re-Route). Plenty of people have also endorsed the project. The latest power-house group to endorse the NEXUS is the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber points out the NEXUS project will not only be a super stimulant for Ohio’s economy and create jobs, it will also save consumers money on their gas and electric bills…
