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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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  • C Kosowski
    signed via 2020-01-19 11:38:21 -0500
  • William Ludtke
    signed via 2020-01-19 11:38:21 -0500
    FYI, just link straight to petition – You don’t screw with people’s drinking water or natural resources!!!
  • Aurora Stienstra
    signed 2020-01-19 11:32:51 -0500
  • Patricia lloyd
    signed 2020-01-19 11:26:40 -0500
    Thank you, Gov. Whitmer, for fighting for The Lakes. Your efforts and leadership are much appreciated. There is NO safe oil tunnel.
  • Clif Conklin
    signed 2020-01-19 11:23:32 -0500
    Living in Marshall I have lived through the aftermath of an oil leak disaster. I can’t imagine what this could do to the Great Lakes. Please don’t let this happen there. Hold Enbridge, and others, accountable for doing business in our State. Let them bear the cost.
  • Nicole Dambrun
    signed 2020-01-19 11:10:15 -0500
  • Deborah Cimock
    signed via 2020-01-19 11:02:24 -0500
    Please shut down line 5!!!!
  • Kathleen Russell
    signed 2020-01-19 10:57:53 -0500
    When Line 5 ruptures it will permanently damage our state’s economy, coastline, tourist industry, and source of water.
  • Charlene Trevorrow
    signed 2020-01-19 10:42:46 -0500
    We are having more and more fresh drinking water polluted by oil companies pipeline leakages and groundwater poisoned by fracking for tiny amounts of oil mixed with soil. Enough is enough. If pipeline 5 ever(which is GOING TO HAPPEN) cracks or brakes will destroy drinking water for hundreds of city’s and millions of people.
  • Geoffrey Thompson
    signed 2020-01-19 10:42:31 -0500
  • Donna Nesbitt
    signed 2020-01-19 10:35:17 -0500
  • Annie O'neill
    signed 2020-01-19 10:33:51 -0500
    Annie O’Neill
  • Ethel Larsen
    signed 2020-01-19 10:24:58 -0500
  • Joanne Lakosil
    signed 2020-01-19 10:21:59 -0500
  • Bill Rowe
    signed 2020-01-19 10:13:16 -0500
  • Robert Marinier
    signed 2020-01-19 10:12:19 -0500
  • Alana Wiegand
    signed via 2020-01-19 10:09:22 -0500
  • Xantha Karp
    signed 2020-01-19 10:08:27 -0500
  • Thomas Bennett
    signed 2020-01-19 10:02:14 -0500
  • Nancy Johnson
    signed 2020-01-19 10:00:03 -0500
    Nancy M Johnson
  • Kathleen James
    signed 2020-01-19 09:54:31 -0500
    Please help to protect our Great Lakes, our precious water and the planet. Time to turn things around now, before it’s too late.
  • Mark Adamiec
    signed via 2020-01-19 09:50:53 -0500
  • Abbie Nesbitt
    signed 2020-01-19 09:47:54 -0500
    The Great Lakes are incredibly important and it is imperative that we do everything in our power to keep them pristine. They generate massive amounts of tourism for the region, provide drinking water for millions, and, well, they’re beautiful. Even the smallest possibility of an oil spill (and this one is FAR from small) is unacceptable. Line 5 is unnecessary. Get rid of it. Let’s diversify our energy resources and reduce our dependence on oil.
  • Cid Ley
    signed 2020-01-19 09:46:34 -0500
  • Joe Good
    signed 2020-01-19 09:37:21 -0500
    Joseph Good
  • Sheri McLelland
    signed 2020-01-19 09:28:51 -0500
  • Kirsten Foxworthy
    signed 2020-01-19 09:27:03 -0500
  • Beverly Dronen
    signed 2020-01-19 09:08:49 -0500
  • Greg Collins
    signed 2020-01-19 08:56:57 -0500
  • Priscilla Massie
    signed 2020-01-19 08:52:11 -0500
    Governor you promised to to stop Embridge on your campaign. Please don’t let Embridge ruin our Unique and beautiful Great Lakes! This will not hurt Yoopers the oil is crude oil they are transporting to Canada.

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