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On July 1, 2014, a total of 17 conservation, water, environmental and tribal organizations sent a letter to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder urging immediate state action to regulate Enbridge’s Line 5 pipelines under the Straits of Mackinac. The letter cites several potential violations to the contract between the State of Michigan and Enbridge, and outlines the State's perpetual public trust authority to regulate this pipeline and protect the waters of the Great Lakes. This Citizen's Letter is a summary of the official letter sent to Governor Snyder.

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Dear Governor Snyder:

An oil pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac is putting the Great Lakes at risk. Our state is allowing the pipeline to operate despite questions about whether Enbridge, the pipeline owner, is complying with the terms of its 1953 easement or laws to protect the Great Lakes.

We the undersigned urge you to make all information about the pipeline available to the public, and require that Enbridge immediately:

Share with the public and the State detailed information about the contents, use, and safety of the pipeline
Comply with all terms and conditions of the existing easement
File an authorization application under the Great Lakes Submerged Lands Act to secure state permission for activities on state-owned public trust bottomlands

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Mary Daniels signed 2015-07-10 11:05:59 -0400

Michigan is my home state. The Great Lakes are a precious resource to the USA, to Canada, to the world. Please protect them.
Marcia Fry signed 2015-07-10 07:41:16 -0400

As Wisconsinites, we spend most of our vacation dollars in Michigan, mainly because of the Great Lakes. The lakes must be protected so that our children and grandchildren can do so as well.
John Wright signed 2015-07-08 23:17:09 -0400
Rhea Reid signed 2015-07-08 18:33:39 -0400
Patti Scott signed 2015-07-07 19:13:20 -0400
Lisa VanLaan signed 2015-07-05 19:49:10 -0400
Daniel Kimmey signed 2015-07-04 16:21:13 -0400
@MELI554 tweeted link to this page. 2015-07-03 14:30:20 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you? http://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/sign_on_letter?recruiter_id=4112
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Melissa Nappi signed via Mara Bergman 2015-07-03 14:29:42 -0400
Mara Bergman posted about this on Facebook 2015-07-03 09:41:20 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Margaret Bergman signed 2015-07-03 09:40:46 -0400
Suzanne Katerberg signed 2015-07-03 07:02:09 -0400
Jenny Bork signed 2015-07-02 23:09:07 -0400
Matthew Floding signed 2015-07-02 20:10:37 -0400
Thomas Goodhart signed 2015-07-02 14:51:50 -0400
Monica Pierce signed 2015-07-02 11:22:58 -0400

AS A NOW-NEW YORKER WHO ONCE LIVED IN MICHIGAN I STILL VACATION IN ALONG THE LAKE IN GRAND HAVEN EVERY SUMMER. THE WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES ARE NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO THE TOURIST INDUSTRY OF THE STATE, BUT ALSO TO ECOSYSTEMS, HUNDREDS OF SPECIES, FOR TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS, AND FOR HUMAN USE. IMAGINE HOW CATASTROPHIC IT WOULD BE TO MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT IF AN OIL SPILL WERE TO OCCUR. PLEASE TAKE ACTION. REVIEW THE PIPELINES, DEMAND THE NECESSARY REPAIRS, AND PREVENT A SPILL.
Ann Rogers signed 2015-06-30 20:29:34 -0400

Act before it is too late.
Robert Glascott signed via Gene Pluhar 2015-06-29 09:13:37 -0400
Gene Pluhar signed 2015-06-28 21:43:35 -0400

We have a home on Bois Blanc Is and it

Would be a sin if that pipe line fails, let’s

Shut it down now,Please!!!!
William Quinn signed 2015-06-21 13:43:02 -0400
Rebeca Arredondo signed 2015-06-21 08:44:11 -0400

Please there is time to prevent a huge catastrophe , shut down the oil pipeline for our future generations , our son’s, grandchildren … Thank you
@qrpforever tweeted link to this page. 2015-06-20 10:55:38 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you? http://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/sign_on_letter?recruiter_id=4062
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Carol Hoke signed 2015-06-20 10:55:21 -0400
Andrea Pierce posted about this on Facebook 2015-06-19 09:23:27 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Amber Pearsall signed 2015-06-16 22:30:24 -0400
Rachel Thevenard signed 2015-06-15 15:32:06 -0400
Ilana Marder-Eppstein signed 2015-06-15 10:12:38 -0400
Gary Garrett signed 2015-06-11 18:54:56 -0400

With all due respect Mr. Governor, It’s wake up time. Time to rise and shine. ACT NOW !
Matthew Koser signed 2015-06-10 22:21:25 -0400
Theresa Gersenson signed 2015-06-10 14:31:22 -0400