Line 5 Citizen Actions: Let’s get oil out of the Great Lakes


Email your Michigan representatives in Lansing

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 cost-effective. They concluded that there are a range of replacement options to transport the crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) currently transported by Line 5 that “are both commercially viable and operationally feasible.”

You can read the PLG report here: https://plgconsulting.com/executive-summary-likely-market-responses-to-a-line-5-shutdown/

From our friends at the Sierra Club Wisconsin Chapter, this Line 5 toolkit was created to help Wisconsinites across the state get involved in the fight against Line 5 and to spread awareness about this critical issue through a variety of actions.

Visit the Wisconsin Line 5 toolkit

Order a "Shut Down Line 5" Yard Sign from our partner Oil & Water Don't Mix, and support our campaign!

Enbridge’s plan to bore a tunnel between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron to replace an underwater segment of Line 5 is costly and ill-advised, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report shows that the aging pipeline is servicing a shrinking market and is facing additional challenges that will make it costly to maintain operations. The report also shows that the pipeline tunnel will likely be more costly than project proponents have disclosed publicly to date. IEEFA’s analysis concludes that Enbridge should question whether it makes sense to keep sinking money into an old pipeline when markets for its products are on a declining trajectory. Download the report.