Protect Great Lakes Wildlife from a Tar Sands Oil Disaster

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From: "Andy Buchsbaum, NWF Action Fund" <c+nwf@trusted-sender.convio.net>
Date: Sep 15, 2013 7:24 AM
Subject: Protect Great Lakes Wildlife from a Tar Sands Oil Disaster
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Great Lakes Wildlife Need Our Voice Today Take Action to Stop Toxic Oil Pipelines >> Dear Daniel, Great blue herons in the Kalamazoo River were coated in toxic oil when the Enbridge oil disaster in Michigan left their wetlands and river habitat soaked in over a million gallons of thick oil. Now, they are facing the threat of aging underwater oil pipelines running through the Straits of Mackinac—pipelines that are owned by the same company that caused the Kalamazoo River oil disaster! Help protect great blue herons in the Great Lakes from a devastating oil spill. Just this summer, Enbridge Energy Partners started moving forward on their plans to increase the flow of oil through 60-year-old pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac. Great blue herons, fish and countless wildlife are at urgent risk of an oil spill directly into the Great Lakes as 2.1 million more gallons of oil surge through the pipelines every day. If a spill occurred in the fast-moving currents of the Straits of Mackinac—just west of Mackinac Island—the oil would reach the island in only three hours, and would reach the Wilderness State Park in only six. Wildlife wouldn't have a chance if toxic oil from a ruptured pipeline spews into Lake Michigan and onto its beaches—harming bountiful fisheries, endangered piping plovers, otters and other Great Lakes wildlife. Speak up for great blue herons and many more wildlife—urge your senators to protect the Great Lakes from toxic tar sands oil today. Enbridge, the Canadian oil giant that owns the aging pipelines, should be focusing on safety improvements. Instead, they have managed to dodge the Presidential Permit process and the environmental impact statement—just pushing forward with plans to send more toxic oil through the Great Lakes. While Enbridge insists the pipelines are safe, the company's shoddy track record tells a much different story. Enbridge is responsible for more than 800 spills in North America including the Kalamazoo River oil disaster—the largest and most costly inland oil spill in America. Our senators can tell the Department of State to stop this dangerous pipeline from pumping more oil and protect the Great Lakes, but they need to hear from us today. By urging your senators to demand the oil company go through a Presidential permitting process for the newly expanded Straits of Mackinac pipelines, you can help prevent the increased underwater flow of toxic oil and safeguard Great Lakes wildlife for generations to come. Take action today to help save Great Lakes wildlife that are at risk from an Enbridge tar sands pipeline disaster. Thanks for all you do to protect wildlife. Sincerely, Andy Buchsbaum Interim Executive Director NWF Action Fund info@nwa.org Twitter: @wildlifeaction Join us on Facebook Sign up for alerts | Unsubscribe View as a Webpage | Contact Us | Donate | Learn More at NWF.org | Send to a Friend © 1996-2013 National Wildlife Federation Action Fund | PO Box 1583, Merrifield VA 22116-1583 | 800-822-9919 National Wildlife Federation Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization : Privacy Policy | Terms of Use