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FLOW in the NEWS
Line 5
In the heart of the Great Lakes, twin 63-year-old pipelines pump nearly 23 million gallons of oil and other petroleum products a day through the Straits of Mackinac.
Bottled Water & Diversions
The Great Lakes faces an uncertain future of regional competition for food, energy, and water. Every imaginable scheme to divert water from the Great Lakes has been contemplated.
Aquaculture
The state of Michigan sits at the center of a debate over whether to open its Great Lakes waters and tributaries to commercial aquaculture or fish farming.
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Hats off to the folks at FLOW who have gone above and beyond the call of duty working to protect our Great Lakes. Their passion, professionalism and dedication are unsurpassed in the effort to keep Pure Michigan’s water pure. I truly hope that every one will support this outstanding organization in their mission to protect our way of life and life itself.”
Lynn Walters-Fraze, Wildlife Photographer, Alanson, MI
Our Mission
FLOW is a Great Lakes water law and policy 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the common waters of the Great Lakes Basin through public trust solutions founded in 2011 by legendary water attorney Jim Olson. The public trust – an ancient and durable legal doctrine – exists in all Great Lakes jurisdictions and provides its 40 million citizens a legal right to use these common waters for drinking, fishing, swimming, recreation, navigation and the like. It also holds state governments accountable for ensuring these waters and public uses are protected for current and future generations. The public trust demands that we all are responsible for protecting water as a common shared resource. The Great Lakes belong to all of us and they are ours to defend.
Upcoming Events
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Night of 100 Rieslings
July 23 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm -
Pipe Up To Stop Line 5 on Mackinac Island
July 26 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -
FLOW Celebrates Pour for More at the Workshop
July 26 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Recent Posts
- A Disappointing Distraction: FLOW’s Statement on the Line 5 Alternatives Study July 6, 2017
- Osceola County Site Visit – Stealing Michigan’s Invisible Resource July 5, 2017
- Enbridge’s Neglect of 64-Year-Old “Line 5” Pipelines Risks Mackinac Straits, Requires State to Stop Oil and Hold Hearings June 30, 2017
- Abrupt cancellation of conflict-plagued Line 5 study sparks demand for transparency from DEQ June 21, 2017
- Action Alert: Enbridge Trying to Squeeze More Life Out of “Line 5” in the Mackinac Straits June 19, 2017
- Jim Olson’s statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board June 13, 2017
- FLOW Board Member Calls HB 4205 Contender for Worst Michigan Environmental Bill of 21st Century May 4, 2017
- Keeping Our Great Lakes Clean April 22, 2017