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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“To achieve this transition, NIIC intends to organize a coordinated funding and planning effort involving the Government of Canada, the relevant Provincial governments, and the appropriate U.S. State authorities. Our goal is to develop a safe, rights‑respecting alternative route to Sarnia that eliminates the need for both the proposed Line 5 tunnel and the existing St. Clair River crossing. More information about NIIC’s work and mandate can be found at our public page: facebook.com/NIIC. . This approach ensures long‑term protection of shared waters while building a modern, secure energy corridor that reflects the responsibilities and partnerships of all governments involved.”
“NIIC has assigned Neil McCauley ([email protected]) as the Single Point of Contact for the Line 5 file. This comment is submitted under that designation and reflects NIIC’s position on the matter.”
Save our water/ save our natural resources / save our wildlife.
They, & we, have a responsibility to protect the Earth. Enbridge does not seem to care to do so …. At least not the USofA’s portion.
I’m sure Canadians would have a fit if we maintained the Alaskan Pipeline the same way they maintain their pipelines.