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President BidenIt's time for President Biden to revoke the presidential pipeline permit and shut down the Enbridge Line 5 crude oil pipeline. An oil spill from this unnecessary pipeline in the Great Lakes threatens the drinking water of 40 million people. If it ever gets built, an oil tunnel in 10 years is not a solution to this urgent threat. He must act now to protect the Great Lakes from Enbridge's damaged, dangerous, old pipelines. Enbridge experts testified, and other independent reports attest that a pipeline shutdown would have little impact on energy prices.

Oil & Water Don't Mix is a respected coalition of citizens and non-profit environmental groups working to protect the Great Lakes and climate from the Enbridge Line 5 crude oil pipeline. This petition will only share your name and state with the White House. We'll update you with infrequent emails - you can always opt out later. Your information is safe with us.

Dear President Biden,

I strongly urge you to take the following actions regarding the ongoing dispute over Enbridge Energy’s outdated and dangerous Line 5 pipeline, which threatens our Great Lakes and climate:

  • Revoke the presidential permit for the Line 5 pipeline - the presidential permit is predicated upon Enbridge’s compliance with their easement agreement with Michigan. Enbridge violated that easement from 1968 until Governor Whitmer revoked it in 2020.

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  • File supportive briefs in the appropriate court of jurisdiction, making it clear that Michigan has the authority to revoke the Line 5 easement and shut down the pipeline.
  • Prevent improper use of the 1977 Transit Pipeline Treaty with Canada - Canadian attempts to keep Line 5 operating by invoking the Treaty are ill-founded and disingenuous. The 4th article of the treaty allows the exact kind of conduct to protect the environment and public trust resources pursued by Governor Whitmer and the Bad River Band.
  • Follow the global commitment of COP28 to begin transitioning away from fossil fuels. Future generations are counting on you.

This administration must protect our water and start taking action on climate change. Please take these actions today.

Oil & Water Don't Mix is a respected coalition of citizens and non-profit environmental groups that have been working to protect the Great Lakes and climate from the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline. This petition will only share your name and state with the White House. We'll keep you up to date with infrequent emails - you can always opt-out later. Your information is safe with us.

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  • File supportive briefs in the appropriate court of jurisdiction, making it clear that Michigan has the authority to revoke the Line 5 easement and shut down the pipeline.
  • Prevent improper use of the 1977 Transit Pipeline Treaty with Canada - Canadian attempts to keep Line 5 operating by invoking the Treaty are ill-founded and disingenuous. The 4th article of the treaty allows the exact kind of conduct to protect the environment and public trust resources pursued by Governor Whitmer and the Bad River Band.
  • Follow the global commitment of COP28 to begin transitioning away from fossil fuels. Future generations are counting on you.

This administration has a duty to protect our water and start taking action on climate change. Please take these actions today.


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  • Matthieu Claramunt
    signed 2022-01-07 13:23:24 -0500
  • Dorothy Jordan
    signed 2022-01-07 13:20:46 -0500
  • Alan Newton
    signed 2022-01-07 13:20:17 -0500
    Water is an asset we cannot afford to lose!
  • Karen Brady
    signed 2022-01-07 13:12:48 -0500
  • Kelly Darbyshire
    signed 2022-01-07 13:10:57 -0500
    Keep our waters pristine. We need to wean off fossil fuels.
  • Matt Geer
    signed 2022-01-07 13:02:28 -0500
  • Ron Rienstra
    signed via 2022-01-07 12:45:01 -0500
  • Catherine Hunter
    signed 2022-01-07 12:43:53 -0500
  • Patricia Skifstad
    signed 2022-01-07 12:42:15 -0500
  • Jane Ives
    signed 2022-01-07 12:38:50 -0500
    We can’t allow yet another natural resource to be destroyed by Big Oil. Our Great Lakes are incredible and precious. PLEASE help keep them that way!
  • Lino de Gregorio
    signed 2022-01-07 12:38:03 -0500
  • Julie Hagstrom
    signed 2022-01-07 12:35:19 -0500
    It is imperative to protect the Great Lakes! Please use the power of the US government to help us keep clean water and save the environment.
  • Lisa Hart
    signed 2022-01-07 12:21:17 -0500
  • Kristin Green
    signed 2022-01-07 12:19:03 -0500
  • Myrna Hitchman
    signed 2022-01-07 12:12:50 -0500
  • Diane Lake
    signed 2022-01-07 12:12:41 -0500
  • David Adams
    signed 2022-01-07 12:09:35 -0500
    You need to get your crap together and start listening to Americans instead of corporations! Stop making the democrats as bad as the republicans with being bought and paid for by big business!
  • Lois Gertz
    signed 2022-01-07 11:58:12 -0500
  • Yvonne Thut
    signed 2022-01-07 11:57:23 -0500
  • Stephen Dutschke
    signed 2022-01-07 11:52:52 -0500
  • Jan Ealy
    signed 2022-01-07 11:39:06 -0500
    PLEASE show some vision
  • Jennifer Herrick
    signed 2022-01-07 11:37:06 -0500
  • Peter Motzenbecker
    signed 2022-01-07 11:34:11 -0500
    As a landowner with property very close to the Straits I (along with MANY others) would be devastated if there was an oil spill. Enbridge has a poor record for protecting the environment. Stop them from polluting again, shut down line 5.
  • Al Laing
    signed via 2022-01-07 11:25:02 -0500
  • Linda Babcock-Caswell
    signed 2022-01-07 11:17:55 -0500
  • David McCarty
    signed 2022-01-07 11:17:23 -0500
  • Carl Oerke Jr
    signed 2022-01-07 10:57:54 -0500
  • Anna Sluka
    signed 2022-01-07 10:57:08 -0500
  • David Warren
    signed 2022-01-07 10:56:07 -0500
  • Linda Belote
    signed 2022-01-07 10:54:12 -0500

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