Camp Turtle Island

Enbridge Energy oil pipelines have leaked an estimated 161,475 barrels worth of oil into the environments they run through, with documented spills dating back to the 1970's. Their Line 3 project was originally constructed in 1961 with steel that is now known to be defective. Now, they want to "replace" this line with a larger pipe along a different route. Enbridge has a history of underreporting leaks and spills in their lines, proving their incompetence when it comes to maintaining their projects' integrity and their disregard for the sacred water and lands they desecrate.

Line 3 construction has been completed in Canada, and is nearly finished throughout Wisconsin. The company does not have the permits to construct in Minnesota. The state Department of Commerce has released numerous statements about the necessity of the replacement line. One article published on September 11th, 2017 states that they determined that the line is not needed. However, Department of Commerce employee Cam Winton said during a debate with Minnesota Environmental Partnership activist Steve Morse released on the 18th that the project is necessary. The Department of Commerce hired Danielle Oxendine Molliver as its Tribal Liason with Enbridge last fall. After her participation with the tribes was deemed "too sympathetic," she resigned from her position. Without consideration for tribal concerns with the probable effects of Line 3's replacement, the state cannot claim that its final Environmental Impact Statement truly accounts for the devastation that is likely to result from the project's completion.

The new Line 3 will be the largest pipeline the company has constructed yet, with a carrying capacity of 760,000 barrels per day. When (not if) this pipeline leaks, the dirty tar sands oil running through it will go into the many interlinking bodies of water it is proposed to cross; this includes wild rice lakes that the Anishinaabe people harvest for food, drinking water supplies for nearby townships, as well as the headwaters for the Mississippi River. Enbridge's history must be taken into account. The Line 3 Replacement Project will only cause a continued dependence on oil use which destroys the Earth's climate, lands, and waters.

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Protect the Sacred.

Say NO to Enbridge, say NO to Line 3!