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Six months ago, Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave Enbridge Energy 180 days to stop transporting oil under the Straits of Mackinac. That deadline arrived on Wednesday. Enbridge is defying the order, as Line 5 continues to operate.
Mary Brady-Enerson is the executive director of Clean Water Action in Michigan. She was among the dozens of protesters serving symbolic eviction notices to the lawyers and lobbyists of the Canadian oil transport company.
“Let everyone know that the people of Michigan don’t want this thing. Enbridge is trespassing. They aren’t trustworthy and we want them out of here, she said.
Ross Fisher is an organizer with the group Oil and Water Don’t Mix. He delivered a thank you card to Governor Whitmer for her efforts in attempting to shut down Line 5.
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While a major protest was held in Mackinaw City, in Lansing more than 100 Line 5 protesters met on the State Capitol lawn before marching through downtown Lansing to deliver an eviction notice to a lobbyist firm for Enbridge.
Just like the group in Mackinaw, these protesters stood behind Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to close the pipeline.
They admitted the decision would still play out in the courts but rebuffed claims that Enbridge did not have time to form a contingency plan for life without the pipeline.
“They’ve known for a long time this pipeline was a problem and that the state was looking at it so them now acting like they’ve been caught off guard is really disingenuous,” said Mary Brady-Enerson of Clean Water Action, “The governor also gave them 180 days. She made this announcement back in November and give them ample time to secure alternatives and figure out what their solution would be.”
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Lansing Dozens of activists gathered on the Capitol lawn Thursday and marched to a nearby office building to deliver Line 5 eviction notices to offices belonging to Enbridge Energy and its lobbyists.
The group, organized by Oil and Water Dont, carried signs denouncing the controversial pipeline span in the Straits of Mackinac and others calling for Climate Action Now as they also delivered a thank you note to the office of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Other activists planned to deliver similar eviction notices Thursday to Enbridge s pump station in Mackinaw City.
The action comes a day after the state-ordered deadline for the Canadian oil giant to close its 68-year-old dual span, which can carry up to 540,000 barrels of light crude oil and natural gas liquids a day from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula.
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