TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Michigan is moving closer to a Great Lakes oil spill disaster and farther from a real alternative to the decaying oil pipelines in the Mackinac Straits, according to a Great Lakes law and policy center’s review released today of technical reports produced by Line 5-owner Enbridge at the direction of Gov…. Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2018 Contact: Liz Kirkwood Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org Executive Director Office: (231) 944-1568 FLOW (For Love of Water) Cell: (570) 872-4956 Latest Enbridge Reports Underscore Line 5’s Vulnerability to 400 Michigan Waterways and Ongoing Unacceptable Risk to the Straits TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Enbridge… Read more »
Protecting the Common Waters of the Great Lakes BasinThrough Public Trust Solutions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELiz Kirkwood, Executive DirectorFLOW (For Love of Water)Office: (231) 944-1568Cell: (570) 872-4956 Friday, June 15, 2018Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.orgWeb: www.FLOWforWater.org Proposed “Line 5” Oil Pipeline Tunnel Under the Mackinac Straits Ignores Looming Disaster, Locks in Decades of Risk Enbridge’s Snyder-commissioned tunnel… Read more »
In comments submitted to state officials Friday, FLOW is urging state regulators to deny a bid by Enbridge Energy to install 48 new anchor supports on dangerous Line 5 at the Straits of Mackinac while evading scrutiny of alternatives that would protect the environment. Enbridge’s latest request, if approved, would bring the number of anchor… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO MEDIA: May 4, 2018 Dave Dempsey, Senior Advisor Phone: 231-944-1568 FLOW (For Love of Water) Email: dave@flowforwater.org Jim Olson, Founder… Read more »
Good evening, and thank you for the opportunity to comment on what is unfortunately a deeply flawed final Line 5 alternatives study. The people of Michigan are ill-served by this study. It cannot serve as a basis for an informed and intelligent decision about the fate of this profound threat to the Great Lakes. Members… Read more »
Over two years ago, the Governor of Michigan created this Advisory Board by Executive Order to “Review and make recommendations for statutory, regulatory, and contractual implementation of the Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force Report.” This meant the board was required to oversee an independent and comprehensive analysis of risks and alternatives. Instead we Michiganders… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 2017 Contact: Liz Kirkwood Email: Liz@FLOWforWater.org Executive Director Office: (231) 944-1568… Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO MEDIA: November 3, 2017 Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Cell: 570-872-4956 FLOW (For Love of Water) … Read more »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2017 Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director Contact: Timothy Young, Founder FLOW (For Love of Water) … Read more »
