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PR: In Wake of New Pipeline Concerns, Groups Call On Snyder, Schuette to Begin Shutting Down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac

February 21, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 20, 2017 Media Contact:  David Holtz 313-300-4454/david@davidholtz.org   In Wake of New Pipeline Concerns, Groups Call On Snyder, Schuette to Begin Shutting Down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac Gov. Rick Snyder and Attorney General Bill Schuette must require Enbridge to shut off the flow of oil through Line… pipeline-concerns-groups-call-snyder-schuette-begin-shutting-line-5-straits-mackinac/" title="ReadPR: In Wake of New Pipeline Concerns, Groups Call On Snyder, Schuette to Begin Shutting Down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac”>Read more »

FLOW Releases New Fact Sheets Regarding Line 5

February 7, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                               February 6, 2017 Contact:  Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director                                        Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org FLOW (For Love of Water)                                             Office: (231) 944-1568, Cell: (570) 872-4956   Research Identifies Viable Options to Enbridge’s Aging “Line 5” for U.P.’s Propane Supply and Michigan, Midwest Demand for Oil Developing and Implementing Alternatives… Line 5“>Read more »

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Bipartisan Congressional Bill Offers Orderly Mechanism to Shut Down Line 5 Because of High Magnitude of Harm and Risks.

January 13, 2017

The article linked below provides a good synopsis of the new federal bill H.R. 458 that would provide an orderly mechanism to shut down Line 5 if a 12-month study determines the risk is simply too significant to allow crude oil to flow through the heart of the Great Lakes.  The bill’s sponsors Congressmen Dave… line-5-high-magnitude-harm-risks/" title="ReadBipartisan Congressional Bill Offers Orderly Mechanism to Shut Down Line 5 Because of High Magnitude of Harm and Risks.”>Read more »

Standing Rock decision sends strong message regarding Line 5

December 6, 2016

On Sunday, after seven months of legal battles and protests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that they will not grant the final easement across the Missouri River necessary to build the 1,172-mile Dakota Access Pipeline to transport Bakken oil to Illinois and the Gulf.  The basis of this decision was the need to conduct… Line 5“>Read more »

State Must Stop Oil Flow, Hold Public Hearings on the “Line 5” Oil Pipelines in the Mackinac Straits

August 25, 2016

Under Michigan law, the state must stop Line 5’s oil flow and hold public hearings on the steel pipelines lying underwater in the Mackinac Straits as it considers Enbridge Energy’s application to remedy easement violations and shore up its aging underwater infrastructure, according to FLOW (For Love of Water), a Traverse City-based Great Lakes water… line-5-oil-pipelines-mackinac-straits/" title="ReadState Must Stop Oil Flow, Hold Public Hearings on the “Line 5” Oil Pipelines in the Mackinac Straits”>Read more »

State Has Ignored Enbridge’s Line 5 Straits Pipeline Violations

August 4, 2016

  Although Attorney General Bill Schuette and top state environmental agency directors yesterday notified Enbridge of violations of its agreement to operate oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac, officials only did so several months after being told by experts that powerful currents had washed away critical pipeline support infrastructure. Schuette, Michigan Department of Environmental… line-5-straits-pipeline-violations/" title="ReadState Has Ignored Enbridge’s Line 5 Straits Pipeline Violations”>Read more »

Guest Blog: Other Hidden Costs of Line 5

July 28, 2016

“You wouldn’t site, and you wouldn’t build and construct pipelines underneath the Straits today.” Attorney General Bill Schuette [Begging the question:  If a state-of-the-art, 21st Century pipeline presents an unacceptable risk, why is the continued use of an aging, mid-20th Century pipeline acceptable?] Many compelling reasons exist to terminate the use of Line 5, the… Line 5“>Read more »

Jim Olson Debates Enbridge on Line 5

May 16, 2016

FLOW founder and president Jim Olson made the case against Enbridge recently for the need to eliminate crude oil in Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac. Read the full debate in Riparian Magazine here.     

Enbridge Downplaying the Potential Size of Catastrophic “Line 5” Straits Oil Spill

May 9, 2016

  In the last two years, Enbridge has cut nearly in half its estimate of the likely size of an oil spill from a pair of aging pipelines that move nearly 23 million gallons of oil a day through the Mackinac Straits, while independent studies suggest the risk is much greater and growing. Read the full… line-5-straits-oil-spill/" title="ReadEnbridge Downplaying the Potential Size of Catastrophic “Line 5” Straits Oil Spill”>Read more »

President of WTCM Radio and FLOW Board Member Ross Biederman Speaks Out Against Line 5

May 4, 2016

Ross Biederman, owner of Midwest Broadcasting, issued a broadcast and print editorial today urging our political leaders and those running for office to  help shut down the flow of crude oil through Line 5 in the Straits.  Biederman warns it is too dangerous, the harm too devastating, and the risk too high to continue operating… line-5/" title="ReadPresident of WTCM Radio and FLOW Board Member Ross Biederman Speaks Out Against Line 5“>Read more »