To fully understand the fossil fuel industry’s playbook, let’s start with some basic definitions. You might call them the 3 Ds: Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak. Denial is the refusal to believe or accept something as the truth. Disinformation is false information that is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a… line-5/" title="ReadDenial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Exposing Enbridge’s Playbook on Line 5“>Read more »
“Safety. It’s a core value that makes us Enbridge. It’s our way of life.” Enbridge, Our Commitment Universally considered among the most vulnerable, at-risk pipelines in the world, the 4-mile segment of Line 5 crossing the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet, is quite literally, an accident waiting to happen…. line-5-rupture-mackinac-straits/" title="ReadWhat Enbridge Really Knows About the Risk of a Line 5 Rupture in the Straits of Mackinac”>Read more »
Download FLOW Appellate Brief (PDF) Traverse City, Mich.— On April 11, 2024, FLOW filed a brief before the Michigan Court of Appeals aimed at reversing the Michigan Public Services Commission’s (MPSC) approval of the proposed Line 5 tunnel project. Enbridge’s proposed tunnel received a green light from the MPSC on December 1, 2023. FLOW is… line-5-tunnel/" title="ReadFLOW Appeals MPSC Decision Approving the Line 5 Tunnel”>Read more »
Traverse City, Mich.— On February 7, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago heard oral arguments in the Line 5 case involving northern Wisconsin’s Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Enbridge, Inc., a Canadian multinational pipeline and energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The panel of Appellate… line-5-case/" title="ReadFederal Court Hears Arguments from Bad River Band and Enbridge in Appeal of Line 5 Pipeline Shutdown Order”>Read more »
Media Release: January 3, 2024 Download printer-friendly PDF Traverse City, Mich.— For Love of Water (FLOW), a Great Lakes water law and policy center, filed an appeal on December 22, 2023 with the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission’s December 1 decision to approve the application from Canadian oil company… line-5-permit/" title="ReadFLOW Appeals MPSC Permit to Site Replacement Line 5 Pipeline in Proposed Great Lakes Tunnel”>Read more »
Download as PDF PLG Consulting’s 111-page October 2023 report, Likely Market Responses to a Potential Shutdown of LINE 5, provides an overview of potential impacts and market responses in the event of a planned and orderly shutdown of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Line 5 is part of Enbridge’s Lakehead System, transporting crude oil and natural… Line 5 is shut down? A report on energy market impacts”>Read more »
Love it or hate it, social media can be a powerful tool to amplify the Line 5 pipeline issue. When you share, like, or comment on posts about Line 5, it signals to the algorithms that the content is important, and should be shown to more people. Here are some accounts we recommend following and… line-5-social-media/" title="ReadShare Line 5 Content on Social Media”>Read more »
Writing a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper(s) is a great way to keep the Line 5 issue front and center, and educate our communities about the threat Line 5 poses and why we need to shut Line 5 down. Tips for writing a good Letter to the Editor: Keep it short and… line-5-letter-to-the-editor/" title="ReadLetter to the Editor Template: Line 5“>Read more »
What and share our video: What happens when we shut down Line 5? A planned and orderly shutdown of Line 5 is urgently needed. According to a new expert report by PLG Consulting, the market can adapt to continue to deliver critical energy supplies to affected customers in the region that are both reliable and… Line 5 Citizen Actions: Let’s get oil out of the Great Lakes”>Read more »
On September 25, 2023, FLOW (For Love of Water) filed a motion with the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2019 state lawsuit Attorney General Dana Nessel v. Enbridge, requesting the federal appeals court to accept an amicus brief, laying out arguments why the case should be remanded back to state court where it belongs.
