SIGN THE PETITION
This is how we make our government accountable to the people. We'll deliver your signature to tell Gov. Whitmer the will of the people is to #ShutDownLine5
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.
Sign 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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It is absolutely ludicrous and short sighted that line 5 exists, threatening our fresh water supply statewide – and even globally – every day. This effects us all.
It is imperative and our responsibility to protect our lakes, rivers, and waterways – not only out of respect for all of the lifeforms in these ecosystems, but also because they are a tremendous resource for our communities. My father is a fisherman, and in the Upper Peninsula where I am from, this is not only a pastime but also a way that many provide sustenance for their families. It is our job to be stewards for these environments, especially when others are trying to neglect their duties due to a lack of interest in taking the time and spending financial resources on being thoughtful about mitigating their impacts on our shared world. We must hold the fossil fuel industry accountable and not allow this irresponsibility to continue, rather than causing another layer of destruction to humankind, animals, and our earth at large.