Shutting Down Line 5 is the Only Way to Protect the Great Lakes
CONTACT: Sean McBrearty, Oil & Water Don’t Mix, (616) 516-7758
The following statement can be attributed to Sean McBrearty, Oil & Water Don’t Mix Coordinator:
“Enbridge
has just disclosed dents in the dual pipelines caused by the same
vessel that hit two electric cables and spilled 600 gallons of hazardous
oils into the Straits last week. There is no question -- the time has
come to shut down Line 5.”
“Pipelines
do not belong in the Straits of Mackinac, period. Our state’s economy,
tourism, and way of life revolves around keeping our Great Lakes in a
pristine condition. There’s simply too much at stake to keep Line 5 in
operation.”
“This
lame duck Governor’s immediate response to allow a new tunneled oil
pipeline under the Straits proves what Michiganders have suspected for a
long time - this Governor puts a Canadian oil company’s interests
before the people of Michigan or the Great Lakes.”
“Rebuilding
the pipeline would lock our state into decades more of transporting
dirty, dangerous Canadian oil, putting our state and the Great Lakes and
other Michigan waterways at grave risk while providing very little
benefit to Michigan.”
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Oil
& Water Don’t Mix is a broad campaign of organizations, citizens
and businesses across Michigan who are working to keep oil out of our
Great Lakes by shutting down the dangerous, 64-year-old Line 5 Pipelines
in the Straits of Mackinac. The campaign fights for clean water and
air, Indigenous rights, reducing pollution, sustainable economies and
protecting sporting, tourism and jobs that are dependent on our water
and Pure Michigan way of life.
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