Posted Draft EIS Comments

Hello,

I am a resident and taxpayer in upper Michigan.

Studies have shown that the energy delivered by Line 5 pipeline is not crucial to energy supply in Michigan or the upper US. Other alternatives are available.
Enbridge has not had a good history safe guarding the environment from spills. A spill in the Mackinac straits would be catastrophic, with an economic, toxic, cultural and spiritual impact that will far outlast any short term fossil fuel transport benefit by the pipeline.
The tunnel merely prolongs the negative effects of the pipeline.
The pipeline should be shut down: the risks are too high, the reward minimal.
The tunnel risks are also too high. Risks of leaks and ground water contamination is too possible with this unnecessary project.
Fred Groos

As you know, the following are concerns:

The Line 5 tunnel project has not undergone a comprehensive risk assessment, which is crucial for a project that poses risks to the Great Lakes, our climate, and our future.
Many tunnel experts who have reviewed Enbridge’s plans share concerns for the logistics of placing a tunnel under the lakebed, considering it to be complicated, dangerous, and technically challenging. Experts also share concerns for the workers who are subjected to the dangerous pipeline construction and operations.
The supposed “energy emergency” used to justify fast-tracking this project is false and politically motivated, and should not override public safety and environmental protections.
An oil spill in the Great Lakes would be catastrophic for drinking water, wildlife, and Michigan’s economy. More than 1.3 million jobs, equating to $82 billion in wages, are directly tied to the Great Lakes.
Approving this tunnel locks us into decades of fossil fuel dependency, exacerbating the climate and public health crises; it must be thoroughly assessed for its greenhouse gas emissions and health impacts before proceeding.
Tribal nations and Indigenous communities have not been meaningfully consulted. Their rights, treaties, and voices must be honored.

Michigan does not need Line 5 at all! Please stop the inevitable destruction of our great lakes. The Great Lakes region is within the Parkinson’s Belt, why do you think that is? There needs to be absolute consequences for polluting our waters!! We tout the label of “Pure Michigan,’ what does that imply? To me, it means we take it very serious when our air, water and soil are polluted by corporations who never pay the consequences!! NO LINE 5!!

In any realm of existence where does it make sense to run oil and gas through great bodies of water? I don’t know how it was ever allowed in the first place. Enbridge can pay for an alternative route away from the Great Lakes.

There is no reason to run anything this toxic and dangerous through our precious waters.

This is a much needed project for the furtherance of fossil fuel usage and the protection of environmental integrity. The federal govt and state alike should tell the tribal bureaucracy that they bonded to sit down and embrace the project. Their lack of knowledge of modern technology and practical application to the good of all the county needs to stop.

I support the movement of this project for the United States economy and thank you to all the great people who work in the oil and gas industry who make the production and distribution safe for all and the constant work towards reliable energy production.

This comment is directed towards the oil pipeline in the straights of Mackinac. The current pipeline has catastrophic risk – 1 boat anchor. Regardless of outcome: build a new pipeline underground or shut down current pipeline a decision needs to be made immediately. Although we have gone 70 years without a major incident there have been close calls. My fear is the current legal delays continue to open up the area to risk I cannot fully appreciate. I don’t want to imagine what an Oil spill would look like. Please push all parties to come to a safe and long term, systematic decision timely.

I fully support production and use of the Line 5 tunnel. To continue to use the pipe at the bottom of the Straits is simply inviting disaster.

The best way to protect our water is to ‘ GET THE TUNNEL BUILT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE ‘

Enbridge wants to blast and drill through the Straits for years just to extend the life of a pipeline that will soon reach 80 years old and has already spilled at least 35 times. Building the tunnel would be disruptive to the Straits. After completion, an explosion in the tunnel would be catastrophic. Great Lakes business network and regional experts confirm the project is absolutely not needed. The small amount of propane that is needed in the U P can be provided by trucks going over land, which would not endanger the Great Lakes.
Decommissioning Line 5 would honor treaties, support domestic energy supplies and alternatives, create more jobs and avoid noticeable price increases. We are paying for the tunnel and risking our most valuable resource- the Great Lakes. Our Lakes are important to the world, as a unique body of fresh water.
The proposed tunnel wouldn’t ensure safety or provide our communities with energy, it’s about Enbridge’s profits- a Canadian company providing oil primarily to Canada. The pipeline doesn’t have to cross through and endanger Michigan’s most beautiful and important resource.