Tag: Water Protectors
from The Current: When the Only Watchdog Won’t Bark
by David Holtz12/22/25 When a federal judge ruled last week that Michigan lacks the authority to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, the decision was framed as a narrow question of federal preemption. Judge Robert Jonker concluded that only the federal government—under the Pipeline Safety Act—has authority over pipeline safety,…
FFF 62 — Enbridge Line 5 developments
click on link to take you to a page with various live cams trained on Mackinac Straits area Today I’ve learned about two big developments in the fight against Canada’s Enbridge building a tunnel around their decrepit oil pipelines running under the Straits of Mackinac, where 21% of the world’s fresh water resides. The first,…
Problems with Enbridge Line 5
Please please please watch this and share it everywhere you can. Write your elected representatives. Learn more here.
“It’s Your Water, Too” — On “Bad River: A Story of Defiance” by Jennifer Patino
Remember my post on the documentary about the battle against Enbridge? Jennifer Patino and her husband went to see it recently, and Jennifer wrote a review of the film and an essay about her context in the midst of a very important battle. Thank you, Jennifer, for allowing me to re-blog your post. JUST…
New Movie about the Bad River Tribe, Water Protectors of Lake Superior v. Enbridge
Deadline.com has a write-up on the film here. More here at 50eggsfilms.
Michigan Tribes in the News (10/20/21) — Turtle Talk
Toward Freedom: Photo Essay: Indigenous Struggle Against Enbridge Lines 3 and 5 UP Matters: Providing “Hope Not Handcuffs” at the Bay Mills Police Department UP Matters: Bay Mills President Whitney Gravelle shares the impact of intergenerational trauma on addiction UP Matters: Preventing addiction using a cultural approach in Native communities Peninsula Press: Indigenous groups demand […]…
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