FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2017 Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Contact: Timothy Young, Founder FLOW (For Love of Water) … excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/media-release-1-great-lakes/" title="ReadMedia Release: 1% for the Great Lakes”>Read more »
What rights does the public have to access the shore? By deciding not to hear an appeal brought by a right-wing foundation on behalf of a coastal property owner, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided an answer, for now. The Court of Appeals decision whose challenge the Supreme Court refused to hear upheld a local… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/public-trust-watch-courts-weigh-public-access-shore/" title="ReadPublic Trust Watch: Courts Weigh Public Access to the Shore”>Read more »
Whose waterfront is it anyway? An important court case in Wisconsin will offer one answer to that question – – and it could have important implications for public access and open space in the redevelopment of Michigan’s and Great Lakes’ shorelines. The case, which is on appeal from a trial court that sided with the… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/sturgeon-bay/" title="ReadWhose waterfront is it anyway?”>Read more »
Ecological disasters do not wait for political elections. And Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac seems oblivious to the campaign calendar. To date, the Band-Aid fix-it approach for line 5 has only resulted in Band-Aid size – oh, I mean dinnerplate size — bare metal spots on the pipeline itself. The law is clear…. excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/ecological-disasters-not-wait-political-elections/" title="ReadEcological disasters do not wait for political elections.”>Read more »
The state pipeline safety advisory board met Monday to discuss next steps on Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac, in the wake of new revelations about shoddy Line 5 maintenance by Enbridge. FLOW’s statement at the meeting said enough is known about the pipeline’s condition and poor maintenance for the state to immediately revoke the… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/statement-pipeline-safety-advisory-board/" title="ReadStatement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board”>Read more »
Tuesday, FLOW submitted comments regarding the draft 2017 Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) for Lake Huron. We are concerned about the LAMP’s failure to address a major threat to the waters and ecosystem of Lake Huron: the Enbridge Corporation’s Line 5 pipelines traversing 4.6 miles on the bottomlands of the Straits of Mackinac. You… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/lamp/" title="ReadFLOW Comments on the Draft 2017 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan”>Read more »
Stop All Disaster-Schemers from Ripping Off Our Public Water for Selfish Profits Jim Olson Here’s the ugly future of water if we don’t protect it as something public and held in public trust for the benefit of citizens. Water is a commons, meant to be used by landowners, homeowners, and citizens who have a right… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/harvey/" title="ReadFLOW Response to Hurricane Harvey NEWS”>Read more »
Reports and HandoutsJim Olson on Great Lakes Compact (Video)Media ReleasesRelated PostsThe Council of CanadiansMore on Nestlé Water Grab Acting in part on scientific evidence developed and submitted by FLOW and our expert team, the Michigan Department of Environmental has directed Swiss water-bottling giant Nestlé to reassess the likely impact on local wetlands, streams, and natural springs of its… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/nestle-impact/" title="ReadMichigan Officials Direct Nestlé to Reexamine Impact to Freshwater Resources of Increased Pumping Proposal”>Read more »
In our culture a river is typically a boundary, differentiating one domain from another. The Mississippi River, for example, is the border of 10 states. There’s another way to look at a river—as the center of a basin, accepting and uniting all of its tributary waters. And its tributary people. I’ve lived in several… Read more »
Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Cell: 570-872-4956 FLOW (For Love of Water) Email: liz@flowforwater.org Jim Olson, Founder & President Cell: 231-499-8831 FLOW (For Love of Water) Email: olson@envlaw.com ST. IGNACE – The state of Michigan must immediately apply the law, stop Line 5’s oil flow, and reject a Canadian company’s application to extract more life out of… excerpt-read-more" href="https://forloveofwater.org/enbridges-neglect-64-year-old-line-5-pipelines-mackinac-straits-requires-state-apply-law-stop-oil-reject-permit/" title="ReadEnbridge’s Neglect of 64-Year-Old “Line 5” Pipelines in Mackinac Straits Requires State to Apply Law, Stop Oil, Reject Permit”>Read more »
