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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Geoffrey Kain signed 2016-06-20 21:57:47 -0400

My wife and I have spent years in northern and NW MI—-ANY risk of an oil spill in this gorgeous area is totally unacceptable….made made even more critical via the information that this is oil “passing through” from Canada To Canada. What’s with that?!?
Carol Miller signed 2016-06-20 17:40:29 -0400
mary bayasud signed 2016-06-20 17:20:34 -0400
Pat Trahan signed 2016-06-20 16:00:36 -0400
Michaele Malecki posted about this on Facebook 2016-06-20 15:14:46 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Michaele Malecki signed 2016-06-20 15:14:03 -0400
Carole Chirgwin signed 2016-06-20 14:58:58 -0400

Please act now!
Cynthia Klaetke Howard signed 2016-06-20 13:16:33 -0400
Robert Hoekstra signed 2016-06-20 10:30:36 -0400

It’s since Enbridge has already had a number of spills and leaks (including the 1,000,000 gallon leak into the Kalamazoo River) that should’ve been fired years ago. They shouldn’t be trusted.
Melvel Ehlert signed 2016-06-20 09:41:32 -0400
Melvel Ehlert posted about this on Facebook 2016-06-20 09:33:59 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Max Old Bear signed 2016-06-20 09:32:03 -0400
Karina Ehlert signed 2016-06-20 09:31:55 -0400
Barb Handley Miller posted about this on Facebook 2016-06-19 20:37:30 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Barb Handley Miller signed 2016-06-19 20:36:47 -0400
Laura Otwell signed 2016-06-19 17:51:10 -0400
Jim Matherly signed 2016-06-19 17:50:06 -0400

Please utilize existing legislation to require Enbridge to discontinue the use of this outdated and failing pipeline to transport oil along the bottom of the Great Lakes. The cost to Enbridge (which they will pass along to their customers) to make this transition will be a pittance when contrasted with the economic and environmental costs our state will suffer when it fails. Let’s see our government put into practice the travel/tourist theme of “Pure Michigan” this time instead of just talking about it. It could help us regain a little credibility after the debacle of lead poisoning in Flint’s water.
Jane Bourdow signed 2016-06-19 16:45:10 -0400
John O'Neill signed 2016-06-19 14:57:08 -0400

Registered Voter, I vote in every election. This is not a partisan issue, but one of protecting our state’s most precious natural resource, the water we’ve been entrusted with.
Patricia Olson signed 2016-06-19 14:15:18 -0400

Please act on this NOW! WHAT are you waiting FOR? This issue will have far greater impact on your future legacy than anything else you could possibly do!
Ann McPhail signed 2016-06-19 11:42:42 -0400
Chris Yonker signed 2016-06-19 10:25:44 -0400
Diane Martin posted about this on Facebook 2016-06-19 10:12:25 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Gary Garrett signed 2016-06-19 09:00:09 -0400
Lorain Smalligan signed via Cliff Yankovich 2016-06-19 08:28:07 -0400
Nancy Flanagan signed 2016-06-19 06:16:53 -0400

Let’s be proactive on this issue, instead of waiting for the inevitable spill.
Ruth Reeser signed via Cliff Yankovich 2016-06-18 23:35:30 -0400
Cliff Yankovich posted about this on Facebook 2016-06-18 22:51:18 -0400
Join me in signing the petition to shut down the flow of oil in #Line5 - Michigan must enforce the Enbridge easement.
Cliff Yankovich signed 2016-06-18 22:51:03 -0400

Shut it down before something terrible happens. Please.
Kurt Clare signed 2016-06-18 22:49:01 -0400