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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Thayer Morton signed 2016-09-09 13:25:23 -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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Daniel Radke signed 2016-09-09 12:59:54 -0400

I have spend the better part of 8 years in Sault Ste. Marie and fallen in love with the area and the great lakes as whole. I think it would be tragedy if there was an oil spill, especially if the cause is negligence.
Winnie Hough signed 2016-09-09 12:57:39 -0400
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Penny Snook signed 2016-09-09 12:55:11 -0400

Born and raised in Kalamazoo, I remain a michigander and would hope that you would dedicate yourself to doing whatever is necessary to protect our beautiful state and the Great Lakes that surround her.
Pamela Morrison signed 2016-09-09 12:54:19 -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.
Graham Schroeder-Gasser signed 2016-09-09 12:53:45 -0400

As an avid angler this is an easy petition to sign. The lakes in the surrounding areas of the northern midwest must be protected along with the ecosystems involved.
Paul Heyniger signed 2016-09-09 12:53:45 -0400
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