To: President Donald Trump, The Michigan State House, The Michigan State Senate, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Halt transportation of tar sands oil under the Straights of Mackinac
Deny access under the Straights of Mackinac to replace a 67year old pipeline. Require Enbridge to re-route the pipe line to avoid transporting tar sands oil under the largest fresh body of water in the world.
Why is this important?
I am hoping to protect our Great Lakes from a tragic environmental disaster . When Enbridge oil crossed our Great Lakes 67 years ago they were transporting regular crude that floats. Tar sands oil sinks. The largest fresh body of water in the world needs to be protected from transport of tar sands. I am requesting a full environmental study and the halt of transport under this body of water that supplies fresh water to over 40,000,000 people . A spill into our Great Lakes would prove fatal!
On July 26th 2010 the largest inland oil spill in our country was from Enbridge oil company into the Kalamazoo River just a 1/2 mile from where I live. Line 6b is apart of a large pipeline that extends from Alberta Canada. When it ruptured sending over 1,000,000 gallons of tar sands 26 miles down the Kalamazoo River into Marrow lake it changed everything I never knew about oil companies
Enbridge knew of over 250 sites needing repair on the pipeline that criss crosses many waterways in Michigan and had just asked for another extension when the pipe ruptured.
Enbridge attempted to cover up the oil (see on u tube Jon Bolenbaugh videos Kalamazoo River oil spill and cover-up) It has been 3 1/2 years and 1 billion dollars and they still have not recaptured all the tar sands from the river bottom.
The current pipeline that goes under the Straights of Mackinac should of been replaced 34years ago. This aging pipe that lays under the largest fresh body of water in the world, our Great Lakes, was granted permission to transport regular crude. Tar sands oil is much different than regular oil
Enbridge has already proved they cannot clean a tar sands oil spill once it has entered the waterway. I believe there needs to be an halt to the transport of tar sand oil under the Great Lakes. Enbridge oil company needs to find another route for this tars sands oil!
On July 26th 2010 the largest inland oil spill in our country was from Enbridge oil company into the Kalamazoo River just a 1/2 mile from where I live. Line 6b is apart of a large pipeline that extends from Alberta Canada. When it ruptured sending over 1,000,000 gallons of tar sands 26 miles down the Kalamazoo River into Marrow lake it changed everything I never knew about oil companies
Enbridge knew of over 250 sites needing repair on the pipeline that criss crosses many waterways in Michigan and had just asked for another extension when the pipe ruptured.
Enbridge attempted to cover up the oil (see on u tube Jon Bolenbaugh videos Kalamazoo River oil spill and cover-up) It has been 3 1/2 years and 1 billion dollars and they still have not recaptured all the tar sands from the river bottom.
The current pipeline that goes under the Straights of Mackinac should of been replaced 34years ago. This aging pipe that lays under the largest fresh body of water in the world, our Great Lakes, was granted permission to transport regular crude. Tar sands oil is much different than regular oil
Enbridge has already proved they cannot clean a tar sands oil spill once it has entered the waterway. I believe there needs to be an halt to the transport of tar sand oil under the Great Lakes. Enbridge oil company needs to find another route for this tars sands oil!