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Analyst: Record Gas Prices Could Hit In Spring
Drivers in Detroit and Michigan could see a return of four dollars a gallon gasoline. That’s the prediction of Gasbuddy.com petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan who says demand for gasoline has grown five...
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Southwest Detroiters Demand Answers About Petroleum Waste
DETROIT (WWJ) - Demonstrators gathered in Southwest Detroit on Wednesday to protest the growing mounds of petroleum waste — known in the industry as “pet coke” — that now block the view to Windsor. WWJ...
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State Tests: Mounds Of Petroleum Waste Are Safe
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Tests by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have found that hulking black mounds along the banks of the Detroit River in southwest Detroit don’t pose a threat to human...
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Gary Peters Wants Detroit Pet Coke Probe
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Michigan U.S. Rep. Gary Peters has taken to the House floor to criticize the storage of large piles of an oil-refining byproduct known as petroleum coke along the Detroit River. The...
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MPSC Issues Summer Energy Appraisal
LANSING — The Michigan Public Service Commission last week issued the “Michigan Energy Appraisal: Summer 2013.” The appraisal, published since 1978, reviews the projected prices and availability of...
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Company Says Pet Coke Piles Along Detroit River Will Be Gone By August
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A company has stopped accepting shipments of petroleum coke at a site along the Detroit River. Detroit Bulk Storage spokesman Daniel Cherrin said Tuesday that the practice began a...
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Detroit Mayor Sets Deadline For Pet Coke Removal
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Say goodbye to those big black mounds. Mayor Dave Bing has issued a deadline for the removal of all petroleum coke from the Detroit riverfront on the city’s southwest side. Bing’s...
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Pet Coke Piles Along Detriot River Cleared Away
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Remaining mounds of petroleum coke have been removed from the Detroit riverfront ahead of a city-imposed deadline but more time is needed to haul construction materials away from the...
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