TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Michigan is moving closer to a Great Lakes oil spill disaster and farther from a real alternative to the decaying oil pipelines in the Mackinac Straits, according to a Great Lakes law and policy center’s review released today of technical reports produced by Line 5-owner Enbridge at the direction of Gov…. line-5-pipelines-prevent-great-lakes-oil-spill-disaster/" title="ReadFLOW to Snyder and Schuette: Stop Delays, Scrap Side Deal, and Shut Down “Line 5” Pipelines to Prevent Great Lakes Oil Spill Disaster”>Read more »
By: FLOW Chair, Skip Pruss Taking Legal Action Recently, John Sellek, Attorney General Bill Schuette’s campaign spokesperson, pushed back on the charge that the Attorney General could have taken legal action to shut down the Enbridge Line 5 petroleum pipelines at the Straits of Mackinac, stating “If this claim about the easement [filing a lawsuit] was… line-5/" title="ReadAttorney General Bill Schuette has Ample Legal Authority to Pursue a Shutdown of Line 5“>Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2018 Contact: Liz Kirkwood Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org Executive Director Office: (231) 944-1568 FLOW (For Love of Water) Cell: (570) 872-4956 Latest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways and Ongoing Unacceptable Risk to the Straits TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Enbridge… line-5s-vulnerability-400-michigan-waterways/" title="ReadLatest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways”>Read more »
Protecting the Common Waters of the Great Lakes BasinThrough Public Trust Solutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELiz Kirkwood, Executive DirectorFLOW (For Love of Water)Office: (231) 944-1568Cell: (570) 872-4956 Friday, June 15, 2018Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.orgWeb: www.FLOWforWater.org Proposed “Line 5” Oil Pipeline Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster, Locks in Decades of Risk Enbridge’s Snyder-commissioned tunnel… line-5-oil-pipeline-tunnel-mackinac-straits-ignores-looming-disaster-locks-decades-risk/" title="ReadMedia Release: Proposed “Line 5” Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster”>Read more »
Photo credit: Nancy May 7 – It would take at least seven years to plan and build a tunnel under the Mackinac Straits, according to an estimate by Michigan Technological University, if proven to be legal and feasible, while Line 5’s threat to the Great Lakes would grow larger. 6 – A Line 5 oil spill in the Mackinac… line-5-shutdown/" title="ReadCountdown to a Line 5 Shutdown”>Read more »
Every year, a million visitors reach the shores of Mackinac Island, also known as Turtle Island to the Anishinaabe peoples who first settled here in the Great Lakes. Unlike most visitors, every May I make an annual pilgrimage to the island to argue the case to decommission Line 5 to our top state and federal leaders… line-5/" title="ReadEnough is Enough: It’s Time to Decommission Line 5“>Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director FLOW (For Love of Water)Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.orgOffice: (231) 944-1568, Cell: (570) 872-4956 May 2, 2018 Contact: Dr. Robert Richardson, Michigan State UniversityEmail: rbr@msu.eduTelephone: (517) 355-9533
FLOW’s organizing principle is the public trust doctrine. What sounds like an exotic concept is quite simple. This centuries-old principle of common law holds that there are some resources, like water and submerged lands, that by their nature cannot be privately owned. Rather, this commons – including the Great Lakes — belongs to the public. … line-5-public-trust/" title="ReadOnce More: Line 5 and the Public Trust”>Read more »
FLOW’s organizing principle is the public trust doctrine. What sounds like an exotic concept is quite simple. This centuries-old principle of common law holds that there are some resources, like water and submerged lands, that by their nature cannot be privately owned. Rather, this commons – including the Great Lakes — belongs to the public. … line-5/" title="ReadPublic Trust Tuesday: Shutting Down Line 5“>Read more »
Advocates of shutting down dangerous Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac presented a detailed plan for its decommissioning yesterday. The plan gives the state officials who are accountable, Attorney General Bill Schuette and Governor Rick Snyder, a detailed, realistic plan for protecting the Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill while assuring energy to… line-5/" title="ReadA Clear Plan to Decommission Line 5“>Read more »
