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Support the Shutdown of Enbridge Line 5 This Week
Tuesday , 11, May 2021 Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Water Leave a commentTomorrow and Thursday, May 12 and 13, 2021, groups working to protect the Great Lakes and put an end to the threat Enbridge Line 5 poses have events happening in Lansing and Mackinac City. The deadline to shut down Enbridge Line 5 is tomorrow, May 12, 2021. Enbridge insists they will ignore Governor Whitmer’s orders […]
No Jack, the Upper Peninsula will not freeze when Governor Whitmer shuts down Line 5
Saturday , 2, January 2021 COVID_19, Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentSelf-declared thorn in Governor Whitmer’s side Jack O’Malley (R – It’s really complicated!) in a matter of hours went from declaring full and complete investigations into all alleged election fraud in Michigan to declaring full and complete support of keeping Enbridge Line 5 open else the Upper Peninsula will become a frozen wasteland. Jack even […]
Enbridge Wont Put Their Promise to Cover Losses Caused by Line 5 Tunnel in Writing: The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Politely Insists They Will
Thursday , 23, July 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentWhile Enbridge Line 5 is shut down until the state can figure out what exactly is going on, Michigan DNR Director Daniel Eichinger followed up his July 17, 2020 letter to Enbridge with another letter on July 22, 2020. The new letter requested Enbridge’s parent company in Canada to put in writing an agreement to […]
The State of Michigan Water 2020: Nestle Enbridge and now Michigan Potash LLC
Wednesday , 22, January 2020 Enbridge Line 5, Environment, Flint Water, Michigan Potash LLC, Michigan Water, Nestlé Leave a comment2020 is a big year for the state of Michigan’s water. Nestlé Waters looks forward to pumping 400 gallons of fresh water out of Osceola County every minute. Enbridge makes plans to begin building their tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. PFA testing and cleanup continue across the state. It couldn’t possibly get worse. In […]
Attorneys General of Three States File Brief Supporting the Shutdown of Enbridge Line 5
Wednesday , 13, November 2019 Enbridge Line 5 Leave a commentThe Attorneys General of California, Minnesota, and Wisconsin filed an amicus brief supporting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s suit that the State of Michigan has the authority to protect the waters of the Great Lakes as a public right. The brief was to support Nessel’s response to filing a lawsuit against Enbridge. The response addresses […]
Doesn’t the Upper Peninsula Need Line 5’s Propane?
Sunday , 30, June 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Upper Peninsula Leave a commentThis video from Oil and Water Don’t Mix has the answer. It’s time to decommission Enbridge Line 5.
Attorney General Dana Nessel Begins the Process to Decommission Enbridge Line 5
Thursday , 27, June 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Environment Leave a commentToday Dana Nessel began the process of decommissioning Enbridge Line 5. The 66-year-old pipeline poses a devastating ecological threat to the Straits of Mackinac and the Great Lakes. The Attorney General filed a motion to dismiss Enbridge’s June 6, 2019, lawsuit to force the state to stick to an unconstitutional law passed during the shame […]
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Issues Opinion On Lame Duck Enbridge Line 5 “Tunnel” Law
Thursday , 28, March 2019 Enbridge Line 5, Environment 1 CommentToday in Lansing Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel gave her official legal opinion on the constitutionality of PA 359, the law that creates a Straits Corridor Authority with the job of servicing Enbridge’s desire to continue pumping oil through an aging pipeline for the next 100 years. The purpose of the act was to create […]
Enbridge Not Giving Up on Line 5: Tell Them What You Think
Thursday , 23, April 2020 Up North Progressive Enbridge Line 5, Michigan Water Leave a comment. The Michigan Public Service Commission received an application from Enbridge Energy on April 17, 2020, requesting authority to replace or relocate Enbridge Line 5 into a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. Currently, the 67-year-old pipeline lays on the bottom of the Straits exposed to corrosion and damage from rupturing; dumping millions of gallons […]