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Sunrise pipe ceremony at Point La Barbe, St. Ignace (Photo: Laina G. Stebbins / Michigan Advance)
- ACTION: SIGN THE PETITION: Tell President Biden: Support the Line 5 Shutdown (via Oil & Water Don’t Mix)
Frontline/Local & Opposition Groups
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Winona LaDuke & Honor the Earth puppets at the “Evict Enbrige” event, May 13, 2021 (Photo: Laina G. Stebbins / Michigan Advance)
Landowner Organizing:
- Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB), Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians tribe, Bay Mills Indian Community
- FLOW For Love of Water (Facebook)
- Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority – CORA
- Straits of Mackinac Alliance (Facebook)
- Straits Area Concerned Citizens for Peace, Justice and the Environment
- Midwest Environmental Advocates
- Sierra Club Wisconsin
- Sierra Club Michigan
- Clean Water Action Michigan
- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
- Superior Rivers Watershed Association
- 350 Madison Climate Action Team (Facebook)
- Traverse City 350 TC350 (Facebook)
- Michigan Climate Action Network (Facebook)
- Michigan Environmental Council
- Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (NMEAC)
- Honor the Earth
- League of Women Voters of Michigan
National Opposition Groups
- Pipeline Fighters Hub / Bold Alliance
- Sierra Club
- 350.org
- Environmental Law and Policy Center
- National Wildlife Federation
- Clean Water Action
Political
- May 14, 2021: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Washington Post op-ed: Why I’m trying to shut down an underwater oil pipeline that threatens the Great Lakes [source]
- Jan. 12, 2021: Enbridge letter to Gov. Whitmer and DNR states the company will defy order to cease operations of Line 5 pipeline. [source]
- Nov. 13, 2020: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer revokes the Line 5 permit to operate the pipeline underwater through the Straits of Mackinac, orders Enbridge to cease operations by May 2021. [source]
- Notice of Revocation and Termination of Easement
- Enbridge sues Michigan, Gov. Whitmer in federal court to overturn revocation [source]
Protesters gather on May 13, 2021 at McGulpin Point, where Enbridge Energy has a pumping station. (Photo: Audrey Gerard / Michigan United)
