It's time for President Biden to act on climate, protect clean water, and use his authority to revoke the presidential pipeline permit and shut down Line 5.
Every day over 20 million gallons of oil flow through the aging twin Line 5 pipelines located in the heart of the Great Lakes, used as a shortcut to take crude tar sands oil from Alberta to Ontario. Line 5 crosses underneath the Straits of Mackinac, where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet. Built for to last 50 years, it has now been open for 70. Unsupported sections, an anchor strike, a million gallons already spilled along its length, owned by a company responsible for the largest inland oil spill in US history-- the aging Line 5 pipeline is a disaster waiting to happen.
An oil spill from the Line 5 oil pipeline in the Great Lakes threatens the drinking water of 40 million people.
Businesses, governments, environmental organizations, faith communities, citizens, and all 12 Tribal Nations in Michigan oppose the continued operation of Line 5 and support its decommissioning. A proposed oil tunnel, if it ever gets built, would take 10 years to construct and is not a solution to this urgent threat.
Our climate and precious fresh water resources are put at risk for fossil fuel profit.
We need to act now to prevent disaster - before it's too late for the Great Lakes.
Urge President Biden to protect the Great Lakes and climate from Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline!
