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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Rebecca Parkhurst signed 2016-09-09 00:29:09 -0400

This is enough. Take care of your mess.
Michael Morris posted about this on Facebook 2016-09-08 23:53:27 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
bill lahey signed via Rickety Cricket 2016-09-08 23:48:42 -0400
Sarah Ellison posted about this on Facebook 2016-09-08 23:44:44 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Susan Wilkens signed 2016-09-08 23:44:22 -0400
Sarah Ellison signed via Justin Hill 2016-09-08 23:44:12 -0400

I grew up in these waters, don’t poison us!
Tricia DeFalco signed 2016-09-08 23:43:07 -0400
Faith Cole signed 2016-09-08 23:42:46 -0400
Katherine Leitch signed 2016-09-08 23:11:00 -0400
Martin DeWitt posted about this on Facebook 2016-09-08 23:07:36 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Martin DeWitt signed 2016-09-08 23:07:23 -0400

Totally irresponsible corporate greed! Enbridge risks the health safety security of all citizens…and completely sets up a catastrophic regional and world disaster. This must be stopped now and Enbridge fined big time and dismantled…
charlie pratt signed 2016-09-08 23:02:15 -0400
Jessie Rancourt posted about this on Facebook 2016-09-08 22:53:04 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Bobbi Filanda signed 2016-09-08 22:41:04 -0400

All the fresh water on this earth is too valuable to risk. Please read the last three paragraphs again.
Jason Bishop signed via Matthew Cook 2016-09-08 22:20:27 -0400
Christina Siegel signed 2016-09-08 22:10:27 -0400

REMOVE THE 60 YR OLD PIPELINE AND DO NOT REPLACE UNDER OUR BEAUTIFUL GREAT LAKES!!!! Water is precious and you are giving our Great Lakes a date to end their life.
Lyndsey Welch signed 2016-09-08 22:08:40 -0400

I did not sail the straights but I did just swim the Straits of Mackinac this August. The water even below the bridge where I was expecting to see garbage from traffic was crystal clear, still so beautiful. Also am a resident of Marquette Michigan where Lake Superior (largest freshwater lake in world by surface area) is just in my backyard. Love love love our freshwater
Tracey Kane signed via Matthew Cook 2016-09-08 21:59:38 -0400
Clayton Daily signed 2016-09-08 21:51:50 -0400
Mary Niedenfuer signed via Danielle Taylor 2016-09-08 21:51:37 -0400
Joan Kullgren signed 2016-09-08 21:50:41 -0400

Protect our Great Lakes!! Gov. Snyder, you owe it to every citizen of Michigan!
Jean Martin signed 2016-09-08 21:49:29 -0400

Get that pipeline out of the Straits of Mackinac NOW
Ronald Knoebel signed 2016-09-08 21:44:05 -0400
Shannon Savol signed 2016-09-08 21:33:41 -0400
Rebecca Taddiken signed 2016-09-08 21:32:33 -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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