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FLOW in the NEWS
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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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Water is Life: Strengthening the Great Lakes Commons
September 29 @ 5:00 pm - September 30 @ 5:00 pm
Recent Posts
- Statement to Pipeline Safety Advisory Board September 20, 2017
- FLOW Comments on the Draft 2017 Lake Huron Lakewide Action and Management Plan September 6, 2017
- FLOW Response to Hurricane Harvey NEWS August 30, 2017
- Michigan Officials Direct Nestlé to Reexamine Impact to Freshwater Resources of Increased Pumping Proposal August 9, 2017
- FLOW to Michigan Officials: Sideline the Study and Stop the Oil August 4, 2017
- We Unite Over Water July 28, 2017
- Enbridge’s Neglect of 64-Year-Old “Line 5” Pipelines in Mackinac Straits Requires State to Apply Law, Stop Oil, Reject Permit July 25, 2017
- Analysis of Alternatives to 64-Year-Old “Line 5” Pipelines Riddled with Bad Assumptions, Miscalculations July 24, 2017