#shutdownline5

[the-aila-test]

Boost to help fund the 5th Annual Pipe Out Paddle Up Flotilla #ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel

From GoFundMe:

Line 5 is an aging old pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac. It carries light crude oil and natural gas, and is owned by the same company (Enbridge) that allowed the Kalamazoo River oil spill to occur. This pipeline poses too great of a risk to our Great Lakes. On August 31st, we will gather together to show legislators and our fellow citizens that we are taking a stand against Enbridge.  A flotilla is a large group of kayaks/kayaktivists demonstrating on the water for a cause, or calling for an action. Tribal jiimanns are invited. We will gather in a good way to create a flotilla to bring awareness to Line 5. If this pipeline breaks, it will devastate the pristine Waters of Lake Michigan for centuries. Many people are unaware of the danger that will completely change our way of life. #ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel This event is being organized by volunteers. All funds raised will go towards event costs, and any amount helps. Thank you!

[patperry]

[krispride]

#bumperstickers #scienceisreal #needtoimpeach #dissentpins #notunnel #resist #shutdownline5 #oilandwaterdontmix #votelikeyourrightsdependonit #coexist #krispride #ivoted #pridehelmproductions #acluvoter #equalitymichigan @dissentpins @needtoimpeach @aclu_nationwide @equality_michigan https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFnqNaH2Vi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nx8yyxdfyi3o

[shutdownline5]

Spills on Aging Enbridge Pipeline Have Topped 1 Million Gallons, Report Says

4/26/2017 - Inside Climate News

“In January, the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted not to renew easements that allowed the pipeline to pass through tribal lands in northern Wisconsin. The easements expired in 2013 and are typically needed for pipelines on native land.

Robert Blanchard, chairman of the Bad River Band, said that he hadn't known there were so many spills along Line 5, but that he wasn't surprised. "A line that's 64 years old, you're going to have some questions about that. Is it really as good as they say it is? I don't think so."

Blanchard said they have no intention of renewing the easement, and that they may end up in court defending their right to do so.

At the same time, state and national officials are pushing legislation to either shut the line down or review whether it is safe enough to continue operating.

On Jan. 12, U.S. Reps. Dave Trott (R-Mich.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) introduced legislation calling for a shutdown of the pipeline if a federal study determines it poses significant threat to the Great Lakes.

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While politicians from both sides of the aisle raise questions about the pipeline's safety and its potential threat to the Great Lakes, the Trump administration has moved in a different direction. In an executive order issued on Jan. 24, President Trump ordered an expedited approval process for high priority infrastructure projects—including pipelines. And the administration's proposed budget would eliminate funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a program that directs funds to various state and local environmental projects to protect and restore the lakes.“

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25042017/enbridge-pipeline-mackinac-line-5-michigan-oil-spill-risk

[bobvsuniverse]

I just asked @JoeBiden to

[valeriavidalmit]

via Twitter

[liz-tomania]

My favorite poster from the #NoDAPL rally in Chicago this Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wellaintthataboutabitch]

first ever fresh coast film festival!!

[patperry]

EMERGENCY TRANSMISSION: Churchill, MB 58°45’37”N 94°5’11”W Full project/statement/photos: http://patperry.net/art/in-churchill

[krispride]

Yay! It’s not too windy to drone today! 😃 Did you know that the LINE 5 oil pipeline runs right through this park? 💦 #waterislife #shutdownLINE5

[shutdownline5]

Group finds more oil and gas spills from Enbridge’s Line 5 than previously thought

4/26/2017 - Midwest Energy News

“Duffy added that in the past 15 years, Enbridge counts “three incidents on Line 5 that have resulted in a total of approximately 21 barrels (882 gallons) of product being released off the mainline. All of the product released during these three incidents was recovered. There has never been an incident along Line 5 at the Straits.”

However, those figures are vastly different from what the National Wildlife Federation found. The group counted 14 incidents since 2002 totaling roughly 27,000 gallons released.

Responding to the difference in figures, Duffy said: “Any other releases in that time frame would have happened within our facilities. And when that happens nearly all of that product can be recovered and put back into the system.”

But Wallace said those releases “very much should be” included in the total amount of incidents.

“Pumping stations and other above ground equipment, along Line 5, would not be in operation without Line 5 and those parts of the system are as much of a risk to the public and our environment as the below ground equipment,” Wallace responded.”

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/04/26/group-finds-more-oil-and-gas-spills-from-enbridges-line-5-than-previously-thought/

[sknoxx-blog]

#noDAPL Tonite in #eastLansing at the #summercircletheatre, be on deck for rain relocation. #music #food #friends #family #giveaways #nativeMSU #TheAadizookaan #CreatingTheNoise #SouthwestDetroit #istandwithstandingrock #shutdownline5 #indigenousrising #protectthesacred #Anishinaabe #ojibwe #xicanadaily #blacklivesmatter (at Summer Circle Theatre)

[jmjafrx]

#Repost @wiisaakodewinini with @repostapp ・・・ No pipelines in the Great Lakes.The lakes are sacred. Shutdown Line 5. Please share! #nopipelines #shutdownline5 #nodapl #nopipelinesthroughsacredwater #protectthegreatlakes #puremichigan

[forestemporium]

The Hydrogen Ring. A everyday reminder that our Great Lakes are precious. Thankful for this atomic life. We are so very small in a universe bigger than our minds can contemplate. I think I'll keep this for myself. #roystonturquoise #royston #riojeweler #turquoisering #turquoise #sterlingsilverjewelry #silversmith #silverring #welikeitall #donthatehelpcreate #forestemporium #michigander #shutdownline5

[shutdownline5]

Enbridge Line 5 has spilled at least 1.1M gallons in past 50 years

4/26/2017 - MLive

“The organization released the results of Wallace's research this week, estimating that Line 5, which runs from Superior, Wis., to Sarnia, Ontario by way of Michigan, has spilled at least 1.13 million gallons of oil in 29 incidents since 1968.

The data comes from inspection records obtained by the NWF through the Freedom of Information Act and others put online recently by the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), which Congress has required to make more information accessible to the public.

The NWF considers its estimate conservative because the research identified known spills, like a 1980 spill in Hiawatha National Forest, that weren't in federal records. Regulatory requirements during much of the 1980s stipulated Enbridge only had to report spills to the state, not the federal government.

Many incidents were related to construction mishaps. Others were caused by manufacturing defects in the pipe, such as stress cracking along a seam.

The most common theme was the method of spill discovery.

"Only one spill I could find was discovered by leak detection systems," said Wallace, a Pipeline Safety Trust board member who co-authored the NWF's 2012 "Sunken Hazard" report that helped galvanize scrutiny on the Line 5 section under the Straits of Mackinac.

Many of the spills incident records do not say how the leak was initially detected. The remainder were found by the public or Enbridge staff on the ground.

The NWF says that's a troubling reminder of the colossal failure that caused the Line 6B spill into the Kalamazoo River in 2010, when the company didn't notice the pipeline had ruptured until being alerted by an outside caller 17 hours later.”

All pipelines leak, from Enbridge’s mouth:

The group says the amount of manufacturing and construction defects and weld failures revealed by Wallace's research call into question the overall integrity of the Line 5 system.

"This newly-released data shows a worse history of spill and detection systems failing over time," said Mike Shriberg, NWF Great Lakes regional director, who also sits on the state of Michigan's Pipeline Safety Advisory Board.

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The most recent spill is a small one, about 8 gallons, caused by an equipment failure on March 5, 2015 near Marenisco that Enbridge staff discovered while conducting a station review. The cause was recorded as a seal that failed due to "normal wear and tear."

Danger, danger:

“According to the data, the largest spills happened earlier in Line 5's history -- apart from a fairly well known 222,600-gallon oil and natural gas liquid spill near Crystal Falls in 1999, caused by the line lying on a rock, which forced the evacuation of about 500 people after responders ignited a vapor cloud that sparked a 36-hour long fire.

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In 1972 near Iron River, a 252,000-gallon spill was caused by a longitudinal weld failure. A resulting fire injured two people.“

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/04/enbridge_line_5_spill_history.html

[shutdownline5]

Senator Rick Jones’ Senate Bill no. 292

3/30/2017 - introduced in Lansing

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2017-SIB-0292.pdf

It says NO NEW pipelines in the Great Lakes bottomlands; shut down any that are not safe! (cough, Line 5)