Petition to Enforce the Easement

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Help us by are calling on our state leaders to enforce the easement granted to Enbridge for their Line 5 oil pipelines to be allowed to operate in the Straits of Mackinac.

Take action to protect the Great Lakes from a disastrous oil spill.

Michigan Governor Snyder and Attorney General Schuette:

As you know, the Canadian pipeline company Enbridge pumps almost 23 million gallons of oil every day through its Line 5 pipeline, from Superior, Wisconsin to Sarnia, Ontario.

Enbridge is currently operating in violation of the 1953 easement agreement with the State of Michigan to operate Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. Turbulent currents and winter conditions make the Straits the worst possible location for a spill. Required supports for Line 5 have washed out for the second time in two years. Independent experts have identified at least seven state and federal violations of this legal agreement with the state.

Since 1988, this 64-year-old pipeline has failed at least fifteen times, dumping about 260,000 gallons of oil on land and in marshes. This pipeline crosses along the bottom of the Great Lakes at the Straits of Mackinac, and through many sensitive inland lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

This pipeline poses an unacceptable risk to our water, ecosystems, health, and economy.

I urge you to act as legal public trustees of our waters and bottomlands to enforce the 1953 Easement and immediately shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac to protect the Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill.

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Stephanie Lukas signed via Ian Wemyss 2016-10-27 13:07:58 -0400
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Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
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Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
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Nicole Altobelli signed 2016-10-27 11:26:34 -0400

Myself, along with many plants and animals, call the Great Lakes home. I want to protect our beautiful fresh water. I want to take the fate of nature out of the hands of corporations and give back to the Earth.
Richard Maggs signed 2016-10-27 11:10:08 -0400
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Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
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Camilla Kalibek posted about this on Facebook 2016-10-27 10:20:08 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
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Evan Lavine signed 2016-10-27 10:14:36 -0400

you have a civil duty to protect our waters. You must act for the people
Josh Kuzimski signed 2016-10-27 08:47:56 -0400

We must protect the Great Lakes! I will absolutely support this petition and fight against the pipeline and the implications it poses.
Julia Beard signed 2016-10-27 06:14:27 -0400
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Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
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Teresa Wessels signed 2016-10-26 15:04:03 -0400

It’s not a matter of “if” there will be a spill, it’s “when” there will be a spill. We do not have the right to gamble on this topic!

Once a spill happens we have lost our pristine waters and way of life, so it’s important to be pro-active and not allow a spill to occur.

Just today, Oct 26, 2016, we learned that the UP was placed in the Lonely Planet – Best in Travel 2017

“Best Value Travel bargains for the budget-conscious”

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/best-in-travel/value

Don’t allow the chance that an oil spill would take away the world-wide spotlight that is now placed on the UP for 2017 and beyond!

We just had the 1st Fresh Coast Film Festival in Marquette MI Oct 13-16, 2016

Here is a movie that will bring this topic to light:

Great Lakes, Bad Lines https://vimeo.com/180350618

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