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 Hagan
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-05-12 08:35:30 -0400
    I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will begin to taken an interest in WHAT goes into the waters of Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana? An oil spill from a 61 year old pipeline would be a disaster for many.
  • Mary Hagan
    signed 2015-05-12 08:33:32 -0400
  • Water after Borders
    @H20afterborders tweeted link to this page. 2015-05-11 22:12:15 -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=3631
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  • Rachel Havrelock
    signed 2015-05-11 22:11:47 -0400
    The Great Lakes states and provinces have the opportunity to build a water economy and to stand at the very center of American life due to the remarkable lakes. We should not imperil this potential or expose residents to the risks of an oil spill and a contaminated water supply.
  • Chris Cowperthwaite
    signed 2015-05-02 19:39:02 -0400
  • Judith Hainaut
    signed via 2015-04-23 23:19:00 -0400
  • Nancy Danko
    signed via 2015-04-23 21:11:47 -0400
  • Douglas Zande
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-04-23 18:00:22 -0400
    I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
  • Douglas Zande
    signed 2015-04-23 17:59:48 -0400
  • Heidi Wayco-Berden
    signed 2015-04-22 08:17:50 -0400
  • Cara Valdez
    signed 2015-04-20 11:15:10 -0400
  • Char McLoughlin
    signed 2015-04-19 19:17:42 -0400
    This has gone too far; I live on Lake Michigan and the consequences of a leak would be beyond

    catastrophic.
  • Maryann Hubbell
    signed 2015-04-07 09:16:17 -0400
  • Jody Sikkema
    signed via 2015-04-06 22:59:20 -0400
  • Kevin Simonds
    signed via 2015-04-05 12:49:57 -0400
  • Dean Thiemkey
    signed via 2015-04-04 20:10:50 -0400
  • Nancy Levey
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-04-04 19:13:47 -0400
    I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
  • Nancy Levey
    signed 2015-04-04 19:13:02 -0400
  • Melissa Zimmerman
    signed 2015-04-02 06:46:52 -0400
  • MaryAlice Pickering
    signed 2015-04-02 01:44:25 -0400
  • Lillian Lynch
    signed via 2015-03-27 16:26:35 -0400
  • Carla Kelly
    signed 2015-03-23 21:08:25 -0400
  • Rick LaFave
    signed 2015-03-22 20:12:44 -0400
  • Wayne Tollander
    signed 2015-03-22 18:36:34 -0400
  • Beverley Dumas
    signed via 2015-03-22 09:19:01 -0400
  • Elizabeth Ploghoft
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-03-22 08:39:29 -0400
    I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
  • Charles Mathews
    signed via 2015-03-22 07:52:50 -0400
  • david sprague
    signed 2015-03-22 00:14:19 -0400
  • George Duffy
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-03-21 22:50:02 -0400
    I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
  • George Duffy
    signed 2015-03-21 22:49:35 -0400

         

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