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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 Tonneberger posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-12 09:59:28 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Mary Tonneberger signed 2014-09-12 09:58:29 -0400
Matthew Dykema signed 2014-09-11 23:55:40 -0400
Pete Meyer signed 2014-09-11 23:30:38 -0400
Rita Mitchell signed 2014-09-11 13:55:14 -0400

The time to act is now. We cannot ignore the information or the risks of a pipeline failure.
Diane Delaney signed 2014-09-10 22:16:06 -0400
Evan Wojtys signed 2014-09-10 21:41:41 -0400
Kaylee Schill signed 2014-09-10 15:48:48 -0400
Gene Reck signed 2014-09-10 15:37:23 -0400
Susan Steben signed 2014-09-10 12:27:38 -0400

Please avoid a situation like the Kalamazoo spill.
Connor Nicol signed 2014-09-10 12:12:03 -0400
Lucille Anderson posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-10 10:36:35 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Lucille Anderson signed 2014-09-10 10:35:54 -0400

I grew up in Michigan- I have been to lake Huron and the St Clair river hundreds of times. If they become entrenched in oil, I will become so upset, I may go to the governor’s mansion or wherever and picket. And I don’t find many things till be that personally important.
Ashley Hockey signed 2014-09-10 08:57:33 -0400
Adam Young signed 2014-09-09 22:47:04 -0400
John Baxter signed 2014-09-09 15:50:51 -0400

I live near the famous Enbridge Company ~ 2010 Enbridge Kalamazoo River spill. That spill is STILL being cleaned up and has cost the company $1B Don’t EVER trust the &^%% company a second!
Anthony Miller signed 2014-09-09 12:05:15 -0400
Craig Tyer signed 2014-09-09 10:49:06 -0400
Michael Robold signed 2014-09-09 08:24:24 -0400

While most houses will never have a fire, our neighbor’s house burned to the ground last year. Fortunately, no one was hurt but the house was only insured for wind damage. A lot of people have the attitude, “It will never happen to me.” Well, all sorts of unwanted “things” happen and they do “happen to somebody.” The prudent course with the pipeline is to replace it or shut it down before disaster occurs!
Peter Benz signed 2014-09-09 02:37:54 -0400

All pipelines eventually fail.
Derrell Syria signed via Derrell Syria 2014-09-09 00:45:40 -0400
Jack Murchie signed 2014-09-08 22:39:40 -0400
Katie Petersen posted about this on Facebook 2014-09-08 22:22:41 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Katie Petersen signed 2014-09-08 22:21:06 -0400
Donald galley signed 2014-09-08 21:32:49 -0400
Tonya Lewandowski signed 2014-09-08 21:12:58 -0400
Dianne Richter signed 2014-09-08 20:48:20 -0400
Steve Spoehr signed via David Robertson 2014-09-08 19:38:24 -0400
Robert A. Dunn signed 2014-09-08 18:51:46 -0400
Cynthia Price signed 2014-09-08 18:35:14 -0400