Media Downplays Sunoco’s Huge Court Victory re Mariner East 2

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Sunoco LogisticsLast Friday MDN brought you the really big news that Sunoco Logistics Partners had won a major appeals court case that recognizes them as a public utility in Pennsylvania with the right to use eminent domain to build the Mariner East 2 NGL pipeline (see Sunoco LP Wins Major Court Decision for Mariner East 2 Pipeline). Although Big Green groups like the Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council are attempting to spin the decision as no big deal--it is a big deal, and they know it. So how does the Associated Press, in bed with Big Green, report the decision? This is their headline: "Sunoco clears 1 legal hurdle after pipeline project ruling." Laughable! It's more than one hurdle. Sunoco essentially put another 7 points on the board with 5 seconds left to play...

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