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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: Wisconsin DNR Doing its Best to Keep Breaking Treaties So Enbridge Can Keep Making Money

#ShutDownLine5

www.milwaukeebeagle.com/blog/wiscons...

Wisconsin DNR doing its best to keep breaking treaties so Enbridge can keep making money — Milwaukee Beagle

Despite Enbridge’s horrible track record, including the catastrophic Kalamazoo River oil spill in Michigan in 2010 and the largest ever oil spill in the state of Wisconsin just days before their permi...

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 1d

A catastrophe during construction of the Line 5 oil tunnel is just one screw-up away from eliminating jobs in tourism, recreation and fishing, closing vital shipping routes, and contaminating the drinking water supply for 40 million people living in the United States and Canada.

Collage of Michigan scenes highlighting tourism and small businesses, including Gov. Whitmer wearing Shepler's Ferry gear during a site visit. Text: "Michigan's economy runs on clean water. Tourism and small business are the backbone. Don’t gamble them for the Line 5 oil tunnel."

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 2d

Step one: Honor the treaties.
Step two: Follow science.
Step three: Shut down Line 5.

Protesters, including a child on shoulders, hold a "HONOUR THE TREATY" banner, advocating for tribal sovereignty. Text on the image says "Respect Tribal sovereignty and science. Reject the Line 5 tunnel."

Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 3d

yo viendo cómo todavía quieren hacer el túnel de la línea 5...

https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/decision_watch

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 6d

We've got news that's going to make you want to grab a paddle and celebrate: Troubled Water is coming to PBS stations across the entire country!

Learn more: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/troubled_wat...

#ShutDownLine5

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 7d

Testimony continues this week in the administrative lawsuit against the Wisconsin DNR to reject the Enbridge Line 5 tunnel reroute scheme.

#ShutDownLine5 https://www.wuwm.com/enbridge-line-5-pipeline-wisconsin-hearings

Breaking news headline about final court days for Enbridge Line 5 pipeline near Lake Superior, dated Sept 29, 2025. Source: WUWM 87.9 Milwaukee.

“If there was a release of any oil, it would affect a lot of what we have in front of us here today, and more,” Robert Blanchard, tribal chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.

“I can’t overstate how the Kakagon Sloughs is an internationally recognized wetland with wild rice beds that no one else has, no other tribe, no other place has these beds. This is a unique location. And in my opinion, this permit does not go far enough to protect what is at risk,” Alice Thompson says.

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 9d

We stand in solidarity with Tribal Nations across the Great Lakes fighting Enbridge's Line 5, including the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa as the tribe challenges the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' permitting approval of the proposed Line 5 pipeline reroute.

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 14d

ZIP code 48217 in Southwest Detroit isn't usually what comes to mind when you think of Line 5 - but it should be.

Read why here: https://thecurrentowdm.substack.com/p/the-other-end-of-line-5

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 15d

It's #ClimateWeekNYC this week - and we're here in the Big Apple to spread awareness about the campaign to #ShutDownLine5!

Collage graphic with postcard of protesters alongside Statue of Liberty hold signs against Line 5. Text reads: "From Manhattan to the Midwest, the call to shut down North America's most dangerous fossil fuel pipeline gets louder!"

Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 18d

BIG FREAKING NEWS: The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear two consequential cases on Line 5. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2025/09/19/michigan-court-will-hear-challenge-to-enbridge-great-lakes-tunnel/86240449007/

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 19d

"My family knows the cost of taking Enbridge at its word, and, based on the corporation’s horrible track record, so should the State of Michigan."

Opinion | 15 years after oil spill, why Michigan should reject Line 5 tunnel - Bridge Michigan

My family knows the cost of taking Enbridge at its word. State regulators have a responsibility to protect our air and water.

bridgemi.com

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 20d

On 9/25 at 1 p.m. ET join us for a virtual event during Climate Week NYC where panelists will expose how companies like Enbridge have spent decades misleading the public about climate risks while continuing to push dangerous projects.

RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/hold_the_fos...

Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable

Join this powerful virtual event during Climate Week NYC and discover how our fight to shut down Line 5 connects to the global movement for climate accountability.

www.oilandwaterdontmix.org

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 22d

The answer may surprise you for how much the Line 5 oil tunnel would cost in terms of climate damages.

We must confront these potential damages to our Great Lakes way of life.

#ShutDownLine5 #GreatLakes #NoLine5OilTunnel

Neon graphic with "Line 5 Trivia!" asks about the cost of Line 5 in terms of climate damages until 2070. Swipe to learn more at oilandwaterdontmix.org.

Line 5 Trivia! Answer: $41 billion. Source: Peter Erickson, Stockholm Environmental Institute and Peter Howard, NYU School of Law.

Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 22d

Join our campaign call today (9/16) at 7 p.m. ET!

RSVP: www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/monthly_camp...

Oil & Water Don't Mix Campaign Call

Keep Oil Out of the Great Lakes

www.oilandwaterdontmix.org

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 22d

.@GovWhitmer can be an #EnvironmentalHero by rejecting the Line 5 oil tunnel! 🦸‍♀️🌊 🏞️

Protecting the Great Lakes is more than a choice; it's our duty. Contact her now: https://www.oilandwaterdontmix.org/no_oil_tunnel

#CleanWater #GreatLakes #ShutDownLine5

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 23d

It's time to respect the treaties and say #noline5oiltunnel.

#indigenoussovereignty #landback

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 24d

Why lease out state-owned infrastructure to a foreign corporation while they make millions in profits at the expense of our Great Lakes?

Michiganders don't want to be on the hook for Enbridge's Line 5 oil tunnel - so regulators shouldn't approve it. #ShutDownLine5

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 27d

“(If) that pipeline breaks, we're looking at losing that manoomin, losing that wild rice, losing the fish that our community harvests to help get us through winter." captimes.com/news/governm...

Oil and water: What happens next in the fight over Line 5?

The Wisconsin DNR has OK’d Enbridge’s plans to reroute Line 5 around the Bad River Reservation, but environmentalists and tribes want the line shut down.

captimes.com

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 28d

NEWS: Judge to decide if pipeline project proceeds in water- and habitat-rich northern Wisconsin

Judge to decide if pipeline project proceeds in water- and habitat-rich northern Wisconsin

A hotly-debated reroute of a portion of a gas and oil line in northern Wisconsin is seeing its day in court.

www.wuwm.com

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 28d

Rejecting the Line 5 oil tunnel would be a match point for our collective future. 📞 Call Governor Whitmer now and urge her to reject the Enbridge tunnel scheme! Let's prevent environmental hazards from sidelining our future.

#ShutDownLine5 #mipolitics #peoplevsfossilfuels

Tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka depicted with text urging Gov. Whitmer to reject the Line 5 oil tunnel.

Excerpt of Phone Script to Call Gov. Whitmer 517-335-7858 Ext 5,2

My name is _____, and I’m calling today to urge Governor Whitmer to protect our water by directing the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to deny the permit for Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac.

The Line 5 pipeline is an imminent threat, and building a tunnel to house it is no solution.

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Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 28d

Agreed!

Oil & Water Don't Mix @owdm.bsky.social · 29d

The Great Lakes are heating up - thanks to polluting fossil fuel emissions.

For us, it's just another reason to #ShutDownLine5. What do you think? Sound off in the replies👇
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