Sign On to MPSC Letter

BIG UPDATE:

The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) ruled on April 21, 2021, to include climate evidence in their review of Enbridge's proposed Line 5 oil tunnel!

This is a historic decision. The first time greenhouse gases will be included in a review under the Michigan Environmental Protection Act. We will now be able to provide evidence not only about the climate impacts of the construction of the tunnel, but also the products the pipeline carries.

Thank you to the 120 businesses and organizations and the more than 2000 people who signed our letter urging the Commissioners to include climate change.

Thanks to you and the tireless actions of thousands of others, we've won a major step in the fight to prevent an oil tunnel and fight climate change and pollution! We will continue to work with our partners at the Environmental Law & Policy Center and expert witnesses to present this evidence.

For more information, check out our press release and the video below about the Commission's decision.

Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS for helping us win this monumental decision!

Dear Commissioners:

Allowing Enbridge to build a massive oil tunnel - and to restart the Line 5 oil pipeline that Gov. Whitmer has ordered shut down - will have significant impacts on our climate and our state. Building this oil tunnel at a time when scientists say we must cut climate emissions by 45% this decade is a terrible idea, and Enbridge has been fighting to keep all evidence about climate change from even being considered. In the midst of the burgeoning climate crisis, it would be irresponsible to allow Enbridge to narrow the scope of the review of this project so severely that the most important issues are excluded. We urge you to include evidence about climate change, other significant environmental risks, and public need in your review of Enbridge’s proposed oil tunnel project.

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marcia curran endorsed 2021-03-30 12:37:52 -0400

Thank you for being there to serve the longterm needs of the state’s citizens. Now is the time to make decisions that get us off destructive energy sources and protect the Great Lakes in every way that we can. The decision on Line 5 is one of those decisions. It is not every day that a person is given a chance to move its society and country in a way that makes a huge difference for the future. This is one of those times and this is one of those decisions.
@DarleneDurham20 tweeted link to this page. 2021-03-30 11:02:34 -0400
Ask the @MichiganPSC to consider the climate impacts of approving a new oil tunnel for @Enbridge Line 5. No new fossil fuel infrastructure during the #climatecrisis! #NoOilTunnel https://www.miclimateaction.org/sign_on_to_mpsc_letter?recruiter_id=46234
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Darlene Durham endorsed 2021-03-30 11:01:58 -0400

Shut down line 5…NO TUNNEL… water is life… as well as oygen… for all of us. Life is worth protecting, now and forever.
Yvonne Craw endorsed 2021-03-30 10:33:54 -0400
Mary Pelton Cooper endorsed 2021-03-30 10:12:07 -0400

The MPSC carries the burden of maintaining the environmental integrity in the straits of Mackinac and the public confidence in this kind of state process. The cumulative environmental impact must be considered. Hundreds of thousands of jobs depend on maintaining the clean water status in the Great Lakes. The state agencies must make decisions about water safety, health, and the economic future of Michigan with caution as the priority. That caution and a full Environmental Impact Review will lead to denial of Enbridge tunnel permits. But that is the task before you.
Howard Hunt endorsed via Hilary Hunt 2021-03-30 09:57:18 -0400
Anna Roush endorsed 2021-03-30 08:27:11 -0400
Jane Knuth endorsed 2021-03-30 08:13:23 -0400
Bill Hansen endorsed 2021-03-29 23:22:15 -0400

A tunnel to facilitate the transport of fossil fuels which every nation is trying to phase out is irrational at best. Short term gain would come at projected long term loss too great to measure. Let’s not contribute to another environmental mistake. Surely we humans are not that stupid.
Gary Thompson endorsed 2021-03-29 22:29:37 -0400
Janice Rider endorsed 2021-03-29 21:39:08 -0400

Climate change is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Let’s be bold and take action!
Kirstin Heft endorsed 2021-03-29 21:32:33 -0400
Yvonne Friedmann endorsed 2021-03-29 21:18:31 -0400
Paula Denissen endorsed 2021-03-29 21:16:05 -0400

We have to move beyond the old and toward some new thinking and new ideas.
Irene Kazmers endorsed 2021-03-29 20:57:31 -0400
Tiffany Monck endorsed 2021-03-29 20:40:43 -0400
Renee Gladstone endorsed via Laura Davis 2021-03-29 20:24:53 -0400
Dawn Patel endorsed 2021-03-29 19:55:23 -0400
Rochelle Habeck endorsed via Hilary Hunt 2021-03-29 19:46:58 -0400
Hilary Hunt endorsed 2021-03-29 19:39:20 -0400

I am frankly outraged that the idea of a tunnel is even being discussed. How could you live with the impacts of the eventual spill and leak? It is shocking to me that anyone would risk the water of our treasured Great Lakes for some Canadians fuel needs. I implore you to deny any of Enbridge’s request. No pipeline, no tunnel!!
Martha Denton endorsed 2021-03-29 19:14:42 -0400
Carla Bloom endorsed 2021-03-29 18:06:26 -0400
Michael Greif endorsed 2021-03-29 17:36:41 -0400
Shelly VanWart endorsed 2021-03-29 17:21:06 -0400
Annie Lindsay endorsed 2021-03-29 16:30:11 -0400
Valerie Wright endorsed 2021-03-29 15:14:52 -0400
Andrew Ranville endorsed 2021-03-29 14:17:28 -0400
Jadine Sonoda endorsed via Bud Johnston 2021-03-29 14:16:01 -0400
Sharon Kaufman endorsed 2021-03-29 14:12:04 -0400
Muriel Peavler endorsed via Lou Ann Mckimmy 2021-03-29 14:03:17 -0400