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Building a tunnel for Enbridge Line 5 through the Straits of Mackinac is not a solution to protect the Great Lakes, 400 other water bodies, including Lake Michigan, or our dangerously overheating climate.

Oil BurnSign to protect the Great Lakes from *another Line 5 oil spill

Dear Gov. Whitmer:

An oil tunnel through the public bottomlands of the Straits of Mackinac won’t protect the Great Lakes from a 645-mile long, 73-year-old Line 5 crude oil pipeline that has leaked at least 33 times into Michigan's environment. Even when its oil isn't spilling into the water, it adds to our climate crisis when burned by spilling carbon into the atmosphere every day. The time to end the threat of a catastrophic oil pipeline rupture is now. Instead of leaving a vulnerable and hazardous oil pipeline operating in the Mackinac Straits for years while trusting a dishonest Enbridge to protect the Great Lakes, I support your action to revoke the Line 5 easement and urge you to prevent an oil tunnel from being constructed.

* Yes, Enbridge Line 5 has already spilled 33 times and 1.1 million gallons.

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  • Sarai Gidley
    signed via 2026-07-24 00:22:56 -0400
  • Claire Graham
    signed via 2026-07-24 00:09:25 -0400
  • michelle bordeaux
    signed via 2026-07-23 22:41:48 -0400
  • Kelly Allen
    signed via 2026-07-23 22:21:05 -0400
    Whitmer, you and benson sold us out to big tech that will destroy the great lakes so the least you could do is take care of this fucking pipeline. But hey, your term is up soon, you got your payoff, what do you care right?
  • Kaitlynn Szydlowski
    signed 2026-07-23 22:15:19 -0400
  • Courtnei Moyses
    signed via 2026-07-23 21:53:10 -0400
  • Leah Wedaman
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  • Lindsay Benedict
    signed via 2026-07-23 21:31:57 -0400
  • Jane Girod
    signed via 2026-07-23 21:22:03 -0400
  • Lauren Finn
    signed via 2026-07-23 21:11:29 -0400
  • Kirsten Frey
    signed via 2026-07-23 21:10:25 -0400
  • Cassidi Howard
    signed via 2026-07-23 20:11:52 -0400
  • Abby Weisgerber
    signed via 2026-07-23 17:56:18 -0400
  • Fawn Pochel
    signed 2026-07-23 15:01:31 -0400
    There is no future without clean water
  • ericka gonzalez
    signed 2026-07-23 14:57:57 -0400
  • Kurt Morgan
    signed via 2026-07-23 14:49:11 -0400
  • Jacqueline Mokrzewski
    signed via 2026-07-23 14:47:48 -0400
  • Pheobe Murdoch
    signed via 2026-07-23 14:00:13 -0400
  • Gabrielle Hunter
    signed 2026-07-23 13:38:06 -0400
  • Elizabeth Labovitch
    signed 2026-07-23 13:34:53 -0400
    Fresh, clean water is an increasingly scarce and valuable resource. Unlike oil, there is no alternative to it that can be pivoted to. Once it’s gone, we die.
  • Tamora brooks
    signed 2026-07-23 12:48:18 -0400
  • Kayl Matsika
    signed 2026-07-23 12:16:02 -0400
  • Anastasia Walhovd
    signed 2026-07-23 11:39:13 -0400
    I sign this as a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, a descendant of commercial fisherman on the Great Lakes, and someone who recreationally fishes with family. The water is sacred. The land is sacred. Do not expose them to this harm which will turn around and expose people to harm.
  • Vivian La Froscia
    signed via 2026-07-23 11:18:29 -0400
    How much habitat will you destroy before realizing that you can not get it back?
  • Kate Nachwostach
    signed 2026-07-23 09:30:10 -0400
  • Victoria French
    signed via 2026-07-23 09:19:05 -0400
  • Michaela MacK
    signed 2026-07-23 08:18:57 -0400
  • Brayleigh Brunet
    signed 2026-07-23 07:15:15 -0400
    This pipeline poses a significant threat to our local environment, including potential contamination of vital water sources and irreversible damage to sensitive ecosystems. Furthermore, I am deeply concerned about the long-term impact on community health and safety. We must prioritize sustainable energy solutions and protect our natural heritage for future generations. I urge you to halt this project and explore environmentally responsible alternatives.
  • Jamie Holden
    signed 2026-07-23 06:48:12 -0400
  • Kelsie Sibbald
    signed via 2026-07-23 06:40:10 -0400

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