Sammy & Tammy talk Pipelines

Sammy the Sunfish lives in the Detroit River, but he's been all the way to Lake Erie and he even swam up to Lake Huron. Tammy the Turtle lives on the north end of Belle Isle. He doesn't travel much. Sammy has some big [[news]] that he is excited to share with Tammy. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/PQid6TEa9iIgM" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disneyedit-dory-finding-PQid6TEa9iIgM">via GIPHY</a></p> Story and content created by: Susana Hernandez & Kathy Johnson

Sammy: Hey Tammy, did ya hear about the pipeline? Tammy: Sigh, it's always something with you. Sammy: If you don't want to know, I'll go! Tammy: <em>Wait!</em> What'd ya [[know]]? <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/Aht5p3aybi9sQ" width="480" height="288" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/animation-ocean-turtle-Aht5p3aybi9sQ">via GIPHY</a></p>

Sammy: I was under a dock and I heard the people talking about a pipeline! Tammy: That's old news. Line #5, Straits of Mackinac, bad for them but a long way from here. Sammy: **NO!** They were talking about **here!!** Tammy: They're putting a new pipeline **here?!?!** Sammy: No. Well, kinda. Tammy: Which is it? [[No]] or [[Yes]]? <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/FIvJcx5jhrpcs" width="480" height="269" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/animal-gif-FIvJcx5jhrpcs">via GIPHY</a></p>

Enbridge is "re-sleeving" their 100-year-old pipeline in the St. Clair River. A new larger pipe will be placed around the old [[pipeline]]. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/3oxRmlatP4NQTnIXqo" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/findingdory-finding-nemo-dory-3oxRmlatP4NQTnIXqo">via GIPHY</a></p>

No, Enbridge isn't "technically" adding a new pipeline. Guess it must be [[Yes]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/he0GGlqCP2BW0" width="480" height="362" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/fish-swimming-he0GGlqCP2BW0">via GIPHY</a></p>

Tammy: What <strong> else </strong> did ya hear? Sammy: Gretchen Witmer, the governor of Mi wants to shut down Line 5! <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eX40HStjq-s" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Tammy: Go [[Gretchen Witmer]]

Sammy: Yep, the company is called [[Enbridge]]. On July 26, 2010, a pipeline belonging to Enbridge Inc. burst in Talmage Creek and the Kalamazoo River, spilling over a million gallons of oil into the river. The clean-up is ongoing. [[Click to see a map of the spill!]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/MkQk7LHNJSaYg" width="480" height="411" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/movie-film-disney-MkQk7LHNJSaYg">via GIPHY</a></p>

Enbridge is an energy company based out of Alberta, Canada. It's focus is on the transportation and the distribution of energy. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WQ7M56cUMow" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Tammy: **Hmmmm,** anything [[else]]?

Sammy: I read an article in the Detroit Free Press. Tammy: **What?!** How'd you read the newspaper? <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/xm27OEVjSxGh2" width="480" height="361" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/surprise-turtle-xm27OEVjSxGh2">via GIPHY</a></p> Sammy [[bought]] one Sammy [[saw]] one

Sammy can't buy newspapers. He has no money! I guess he [[saw]] one. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/Km2YiI2mzRKgw" width="480" height="365" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/empire-muslim-ottoman-Km2YiI2mzRKgw">via GIPHY</a></p>

Sammy: I saw the headlines, while the people took [[pictures]] of me. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/nDXfPb5SSLks" width="480" height="360" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/nDXfPb5SSLks">via GIPHY</a></p>

Tammy: **Oh My Tadpoles!** How'd ya get away? Sammy: The small person said something about [[catch and release]]. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/QLUE7bBjOJxe0" width="384" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/something-smells-fishy-QLUE7bBjOJxe0">via GIPHY</a></p>

But not too worried, cuz there are things you can do! Like, Sign a petition or buy Enbridge stock. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/26gBjvgywmvDwK4De" width="480" height="362" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/season-15-the-simpsons-15x10-26gBjvgywmvDwK4De">via GIPHY</a></p> Or, join an advocacy group: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D2FNQ17ToFk" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> <a href="http://flowforwater.org/line5=">Or, learn more from a trustworthy site. <a/>

Keeping your head in your shell won't stop a spill! So, maybe you should be a little [[worried]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/FW74VdiJJZxtK" width="480" height="290" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/disney-turtle-toby-robin-hood-FW74VdiJJZxtK">via GIPHY</a></p>

<img src=https://insideclimatenews.org/sites/default/files/assets/2013-07/Marshall%2CMich.EnbridgeLine800.jpg width="500" height="300" alt="Oil Spill"> [[Enbridge]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/14tIO0uZ8UFG3C" width="480" height="266" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/crazy-fish-finding-nemo-14tIO0uZ8UFG3C">via GIPHY</a></p>

Tammy: Are these the same people that made my family sick in [[Kalamazoo]]? <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/eGzvV5fcfjTFu" width="480" height="258" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/turtle-black-and-white-eGzvV5fcfjTFu">via GIPHY</a></p>