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Have or should the Attorney Generals of contiguous states, such as Illinois and Wisconsin, respond to the letter from Michigan’s Attorney General, Bill Schuette’s, decision to “stand on the sidelines” by failing to enforce legal requirements on pipeline operator Enbridge Energy Partners, who put all the Great Lakes at risk from a catastrophic oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac. In the event of an oil spill, these neighboring states will be subject to monumental costs for infrastructure abatement and repair, for degradation to their clean water supplies and for impact to the citizens and industries. These contiguous neighboring states and other downstream states should estimate the dollar value, hundreds of millions to billions of dollars, that Michigan will be sued for failing to enforce Enbridge Energy Partners complete correction of this pipeline system’s potential catastrophic failure.

Hi, I’d like to submit comments to the governor about the importance of shutting down Line 5. Can you please let me know how to submit such comments?

Hello, My name is Hannah Wagar and I am a sophomore at Petoskey High school in Northern Michigan. I am apart of a school environmrntal group and we want to help as much as possible. How can me and my group teach others on this issue (Pipeline 5, alternative energy, etc.) and the effects of the Great Lakes? Also considering we are almost about 16 years old, how can we get involved? Thank you!

After reading some recent emails, it isn’t clear if the original intent was to have Line 5 shut down completely or to just shut it down across the Straits. Pleas advise me.

I am registered for Lobby Day on 4/19, but have a scheduling conflict for the Call-In tonight. Will I be able to listen later on line? THX!

Kathleen:


Enbridge owns a vast network of pipelines that do not cut through the Great Lakes. Why don’t they use those to transport this oil? They doubled the capacity of their Line 6B just a few years ago (after they spilled 1M gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River watershed) – do you think they might have some capacity there?


This multi-billion dollar company has unlimited resources to maintain their line, and so a nonprofit and tens of thousands of Michigan residents who wish to protect the Great Lakes from an oil spill will not stop them from doing what they could and should do to prevent their pipe from rupturing.


The problem is all pipelines leak. The Great Lakes is simply no place for an oil pipeline.


Thank you for expressing your concerns.

Your organization is just a HUGE waste of money & time. You are blocking the maintainence of a pipeline hoping for a disaster so you can have a cause!! Let the company do its due diligence without your uneducated & bleeding heart interference. You don’t support putting this fuel on trucks or rails. How do you suggest this product be moved?

I have a meeting scheduled with Fred Upton. I am allowed to bring one person. The meeting will take place in Kalamazoo. Is there someone in this area who would be interested in attending the meeting with him. The focus on my meeting will be Line 5.

Hi, my name is Tanner Evans and I am a filmmaker at Michigan State University. I am currently working on a short documentary about Line 5 and would love to interview someone involved with this organization about the issue. Please feel free to email/call me whenever you can. I left my information in the boxes below. Thanks!

At the pipeline advisory board meeting in Lansing there was a Gentleman that presented the board with an independent report of the condition of the line. i was wondering if any one knows how i can get a copy of that report?

I wonder—- Who would help me and be interested in helping put together a Local Line 5 Fundraiser and community Awareness event? - My last event wasnt half as much as i had hoped, and tho i had some help which i was blessed and grateful for i needed more.. And thanks to the weather, few showed up.. none of my speakers made it, the drum didnt make it.. everything was falling through on me..

However, with all the movements for Line 5, Id like to see about possibly doing something with that.. I have many left over items from this past auction id like to use up and more Id like to see about gathering..

Id like to find speakers, Id like to find those who work with oil and water, and flow, and even ex army corps of engineers and dow chemicals specialsts Such as Dr Ed Timm, that live here to come and speak.. Id like to invite people i know who were involved in animal clean up for the Line 6 Spill in Kalamazoo. —

Id like to offer a presentation of what we stand to lose, raise money for the protest – so we can make it BIGGER this year… I mean Honestly id like to shut the BRIDGE DOWN with people to make a statement… How amazing would that be? I want to see hundreds of people in the floatilla.. Id like to get word out now!!!!.. Thats what we Need..

Soooooooooo Who would be interested in helping me? Do you think this would be something good to do?? Im going to need the help from my community too.. I cant do it alone!!!!!….

THOUGHTS?? -—— IDEAS?? -—— PLEASE PRESENT THEM!!!!!!!! <3 Thank you - Kchi migwetch!!!!…

Is there someone at your organization who would speak to a class of local student journalists? I’m the writer fellow for Front Street Writers at the Career Tech Center in Traverse City and we are researching Line 5, plan to write a special report on the issues, and would like to invite someone from OilandWaterDontMix to visit our class, explain the issues facing Michigan regarding the pipeline and answer questions.

hi i love your website, i do not want to see this happen to great lakes. i love the great lakes may i share your website and talk to other people to stop it because i think we can do anything!

Hi! My name is Andrew Zapfe. I am part of a group here at Central Michigan University looking to take action with Line 5! We are looking to get the word out about the potential hazards that this pipeline poses. I am originally from Northern Michigan and know how much damage a spill would cause. My group and I are trying to get as much help to get the ball rolling as fast as possible, we just wanted to see if there was anyway to get more information from you guys to help us spread the word. Thanks!

My name is Tanner Evans and I am on my way to becoming a young filmmaker. I am a freshman at Michigan State and an outdoor enthusiast, as are my friends. My buddy Darrin and I went out the other day and skied in the morning and followed it with an early afternoon surf session. I documented the entire thing and made a quick edit of it. Here’s the link, I hope you enjoy


https://vimeo.com/197722350

(feel free to share)


Also, I hope you don’t mind, but I did throw in a little message at the end of the video and in the description directing people to this website to get involved.

Hello!


I currently am living in Reno, Nevada, but by the end of January I should be driving back to my hometown of West Olive.


Before I moved to Reno, I was working on getting a presentation and public talk set up for the Grand Haven City Mayor and City Council. I was in crunch time and I had to make my move to Reno before I could get anything finalized.


A week or two ago, I was listening in on a phone group chat and it was all about educating on the issue of Line 5 and how we can do something about it.


They mentioned that they have had more success in some cases in getting the County to sign a Resolution, moreso than getting individual cities and townships. Because if the County is on board, then the cities and townships are more likely to follow.


I was wondering if you guys might have some suggestions for bringing the issue up to the Board of Commissioners in Ottawa County. I hope to be working on this as soon as I get back to Michigan.


Thank you all!

My name is Liz George – I am reaching out on behalf of Cheryl Angel, an indigenous leader from Standing Rock who will be stopping in Flint as part of her speaking tour. We are looking to have local leaders who have been fighting for clean water in Michigan speak on our panel and potentially partner with us to spread the word and help make this event a success. Would love to chat further, if this is of interest to you all!

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Please help spread the news! A protest outside an enbridge office is happening this week. If anyone who runs your organization can make it that would be wonderful!

HI wonderful people! I am inquiring on how I can acquire a sign for my yard?? I saw them up north recently and would like some for here in Kalamazoo. THANK YOU

Lets emulate Standing Rock! Just heard the news about the Army Corp backing down on DAPL. Since petitions and pretty please requests to MI state government are not doing it, how about a “Castle Rock” (a famous St. Ignace attraction) massive, sustained gathering to up the pressure! Isn’t a massive physical presence sometimes the only thing that makes real change? Thanks!

What is the politics of Line 5? What prevents the governor and politicians from taking this issue seriously?

Good morning.

I noted on the list of Organizations supporting that Michigan State University College Democrats – East Lansing, MI, has become a member. I don’t see any other Democratic organizations, like county groups. Do you prefer they don’t join?

I work in a history museum in Rochester Hills Michigan and would like to know how I can show the film Great Lakes, Bad Lines. How do I get permission to show it – how long is it, does it cost to show it and is their a trailer I can use to advertise it?