Over 4,000 citizens nationwide have united to pressure our Great Lakes Senators to protect our waters from oil spills! After having a flood of concerned constituents reach out to their … Read more
Beth Wallace’s Archive

What’s the Condition of the Pipeline Beneath the Straits of Mackinac: VIDEO
This past July, NWF conducted a diving expedition to obtain footage of aging oil pipelines strung across one of the most sensitive locations in the Great Lakes, and possibly the … Read more

A Rally for the Great Lakes! Enbridge Straits of Mackinac Pipelines Post Extreme Risk to Great Lakes
More than 400 people rallied on Sunday in St. Ignace, Mich., to urge the state’s public officials to protect the Great Lakes from a potential oil spill disaster. The National … Read more

Take Action: Help Prevent Great Lakes Tar Sands Spills
It is only a matter of time before Great Lakes communities are being evacuated from their homes, possibly never to return, due to the latest tar sands spill. We have … Read more

The Lies of a Tar Sands Spill — Take Two
Oil from an Exxon tar sands pipeline rupture continues to spread — coating a creek, wetland, homes and making its way toward a nearby lake. Making matters worse, the rainy … Read more

Enbridge’s Nose Grows a lot Longer
In a recent hearing to determine the fate of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project, Enbridge told regulators, decision makers and the public that tar sands oil floats in water. … Read more

Standing Up in the Face of Disaster
Over two years ago, the communities I grew up in experienced the largest and costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history. On July 25th, 2010, a pipeline owned by Canadian … Read more

Enbridge Threatens Freshwater Drinking Source for Millions of People
Today NWF released a report warning of a pipeline hazard beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Submerged in the waters where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, more than 20 million gallons of … Read more

Oil Spill at Michigan’s Capital
A human oil spill, that is! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsqdsubwEeQ&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] On July 18th, community members from across Michigan participated in the Lansing, Mich., We are the Kalamazoo Human Oil Spill event to memorialize … Read more

The Verdict is Here for Enbridge Energy Tar Sands Oil Spill
For the past two years, Enbridge Energy has been allowed to hide from any serious question about the cause of their 1 million-gallon tar sands spill into the Kalamazoo River … Read more