Line 5

Black and white photo of an industrial factory with large smokestacks next to a body of water.

a time bomb in the

Great Lakes

A worker releases pressure from a pipeline installed in the Enbridge Lakehead system. Similar pipelines, damaged and left in disrepair, are used daily to carry oil through the Straits of Mackinac.

we say

take the pipeline out.

we don’t need more fossil fuels

LINE FIVE carries oil and gas from TAR SANDS through the U.S. back to Canada.

A woman wearing a red leather jacket and a black hat with floral embroidery stands outdoors among sumac trees on a cloudy day.

oil poisons our water

over 1,000,000 gallons of oil have already leaked

A woman with dark skin and dreadlocks standing in shallow water at a beach, wearing a white dress with lace details, earrings, and a nose ring.

fossil fuels make our climate less predictable

THE LINE FIVE TUNNEL puts our economy and environment at risk

A woman standing on a fallen tree in a forest with leafless trees, wearing a green jacket, tan pants, and angel wings, holding a bow and arrows.

our communities are harmed

construction brings MISSING and MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN and RELATIVES

Two women outdoors, one older with gray hair in a red and black patterned jacket, and one younger with brown hair in a high ponytail, in red clothing, standing in a wooded area.

the pipeline is operating illegally

the pipeline TRESSPASSES and is contested in MULTIPLE COURT CASES

the pipeline is in danger

UNSECURED and DAMAGED at the bottom of the Great Lakes

Support our efforts

lets get big oil to clean up their mess

Additional Resources:

Great Lakes Water Protector Network

Oil in the Lakes Zine

Oil and Water Don’t Mix

Watch Line 5 resources

FLOW factsheet

Clean Water Action timeline