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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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NicandLaura Carter posted about this on Facebook 2014-08-22 16:27:16 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Laura Carter signed 2014-08-22 16:26:29 -0400
Dan Reynolds signed 2014-08-22 15:10:45 -0400
Mickey Morin signed 2014-08-22 12:30:44 -0400

I can’t believe that our government would allow this nonsense. With all the money that we spend on fuel one would think that they could afford to upkeep their pipelines. We as residents of this beautiful state need to come together and put our foot down and stop this.
Darlene Weber signed 2014-08-22 09:21:46 -0400
Jeremy Connolly signed 2014-08-22 08:37:52 -0400
Rachael Loucks signed 2014-08-22 08:26:41 -0400
Tana Nathe signed 2014-08-21 22:22:27 -0400
Dena Gustafson signed 2014-08-21 18:58:48 -0400
Rudy Nardon signed 2014-08-21 17:14:42 -0400
Sarah Molenaar signed 2014-08-21 17:13:25 -0400

End all development and transport of oil and natural gas in the Great Lakes region immediately.
Elaine D Fischhoff signed 2014-08-21 15:13:50 -0400
Megan Blount signed 2014-08-21 12:39:36 -0400

Promote alternative energy it will create more Michigan jobs AND steer us away from the need for oil and its dangerous pipelines.
Keith Blomstrom signed 2014-08-21 11:04:21 -0400
Linda Ahearn posted about this on Facebook 2014-08-21 09:10:55 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Linda Ahearn signed 2014-08-21 09:10:09 -0400
Jane Worden signed 2014-08-21 07:53:15 -0400
Sandy Councell signed 2014-08-21 06:41:11 -0400

I love living, working and playing near Lake Michigan. Cannot imagine not protecting the Great Lakes.
Candice Wendling signed 2014-08-21 05:28:55 -0400
Kerrie Moyer signed 2014-08-21 03:16:44 -0400
Kaitlin Harte signed 2014-08-21 00:57:44 -0400

Fix it.
Karen disbrow signed 2014-08-21 00:18:33 -0400

What a bad idea!
Katherine Moore signed 2014-08-20 22:53:52 -0400

There are no words to combat the stupidity of the current situation, so I’m voicing my thoughts with my signature
Nicole Flood signed 2014-08-20 22:21:26 -0400
mary waynr signed 2014-08-20 21:47:35 -0400
Bethany Pierce signed via Monica Coveyou 2014-08-20 21:21:09 -0400
Monica Coveyou posted about this on Facebook 2014-08-20 21:15:57 -0400
I signed a letter to Gov Snyder asking him to protect the Great Lakes. Will you?
Curtis Cross signed 2014-08-20 21:02:55 -0400
Matthew Merriam signed 2014-08-20 20:25:59 -0400
Bobbi Filanda signed 2014-08-20 19:58:59 -0400

Can you deny WE have a responsibility to protect all potable waters for today and all tomorrows to come for all living beings? You cannot live on oil. “Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.” ~Cree Proverb