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Line 5 is shut down to protect our livelihoods and the environment

Line 5 is shut down to protect our livelihoods and the environment

Julia Cole

Nearly every day brings more news about the unfolding climate chaos in this country and around world. Line 5 transports more than a half million barrels of fossil fuels daily through the Straits of Mackinac every day. This pipeline is years beyond its sell-by date and is gambling with our irreplaceable Great Lakes, fueling the flames of the climate crisis.

Julia Cole

We allow this to happen. Line 5 must be shut off to protect our health and economy.

Enbridge wants us to believe that the pipeline would be safer if it was run through a tunnel. Their proposed tunnel is estimated to emit 27 megatons per year of carbon dioxide, compared with a no-pipeline, non-tunnel scenario. This is approximately the equivalent of roughly 10 coal fired power plants and will cause climate damages of around $1 billion annually.

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