“Oil is Not Energy,” by Jeffrey Insko (share from substack)

Please take a moment to follow the link and read Jeffrey’s essay. Clean water matters. From Bill Latka of Oil & Water Don’t Mix: This is exactly the kind of sharp analysis we need to cut through corporate messaging that puts our Great Lakes at risk. I’m genuinely grateful to Jeff for his clear, revealing…

excerpt from Bridge Michigan, “Michigan’s nonpartisan, nonprofit news source, May 11, 2021: “On eve of Line 5 shutdown deadline, Enbridge vows to defy Michigan order”

Demonstrators gather in Mackinaw City for a protest against the Line 5 pipeline, which crosses the Straits of Mackinac between St. Ignace and Mackinaw City. (Photo courtesy of Whitney Gravelle) Enbridge Energy technically has one more day to shut down the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, but even the pipeline’s most vocal…

Standing with Women Water Protectors, by Barbara Williams — Rise Up Times

“The proposed monstrosity would snake through 200 pristine lakes and rivers in Northern Minnesota including watersheds for the wild rice that is unique to this part of the world and has been intrinsic to the Anishinaabeg/Ojibwe way of life for centuries. A spill could permanently destroy rice beds as well as the fish and wildlife habitat.”…