Enbridge's Line 5 and the St. Clair River

Hey, did you hear about the leaking pipelines? Yeah, [[Oil Spills]] are scary! <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>

Some of the worst oil spills in the U.S. [[Exxon Valdez]] [[Deepwater Horizon]] [[Kalamazoo, MI]] [[Idontcare, Oregon]]

Over 11 million gallons of oil spilled into Alaska's Prince William Sound covering 1,300 miles of the coastline. The spill occured on March 24, 1989. The captain of the ship, Joseph Hazelwood, was intoxicated and the unlicesned crew member at the helm ran the ship aground. <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/NF6A7v2RTHKQU" width="480" height="332" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/titanic-NF6A7v2RTHKQU">via GIPHY</a></p>

On April 20, 2010 over 4 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. 11 workers died when the rig exploded and it took 87 days for the spill to be contained. Oil platforms like the Deepwater Horizon are considered boats not real estate. The Deepwater platform was inside U.S. protected waters and was register with the U.S. but was **not** technically **in the U.S.** <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/54Y12QaIxYZTlIWv0a" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/CBeebiesHQ-scared-shocked-woah-54Y12QaIxYZTlIWv0a">via GIPHY</a></p>

Follow this link for a map of Enbridge pipelines in Michigan! <blockquote class="embedly-card"><h4><a href="https://goo.gl/images/nFUC9w">Google Image Result for http://static1.squarespace.com/static/538a3da2e4b0b78a64b7a73b/539c428ee4b0dcd0a925f6de/588014802994ca6b1b8e9630/1484789265423/Screen+Shot+2017-01-18+at+7.25.52+PM.png?format=1500w</a></h4><p>null</p></blockquote> <script async src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charset="UTF-8"></script> <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/IzjJJK2UMugWA" width="480" height="270" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/turtles-cute-anime-IzjJJK2UMugWA">via GIPHY</a></p> Content created by: Susana Hernandez & Kathy Johnson

Enbridge's Line #5 has concerned environmental advocates for years. According the researchers at the University of Michigan, Line represents a significant threat to the Great Lakes. Line #5 run the length of Michigan and crosses under the St. Clair River - **50 miles upstream of Detroit!** <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/VSfXxU5iP56og" width="480" height="291" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/mrw-end-shift-VSfXxU5iP56og">via GIPHY</a></p> [[Why should I care?]]

Line #5 is old. Enbridge pipelines in the Great Lakes have ruptured 29 times since 1968. Line #5 carries toxic tar sands - one of the dirtiest fossil fuel - which are the biggest contributors to climate change. [[Is Detroit at risk?]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/lfetvU2zv3HzUSaT15" width="480" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/confusion-halp-what-is-happening-lfetvU2zv3HzUSaT15">via GIPHY</a></p>

According to a 2016 article in the Detroit FreePress, Enbridge's pipeline #5 is more than 100-years-old. Acacording to a 2015 article in MLive, a spill from Line #5 would reach the Detroit water intact at Belle Isle within one day. [[Map of Line #5]] <iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/PNX1BPcYQi4pO" width="480" height="480" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/omg-nemo-dory-PNX1BPcYQi4pO">via GIPHY</a></p>