Watch video of a diving expedition conducted by the National Wildlife Federation to obtain footage of aging oil pipelines crossing one of the most sensitive locations in the Great Lakes and possibly the world. Submerged in the waters of the Straits of Mackinac where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, more than 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas fluids are pumped every day through aging pipelines operated by a Canadian company, Enbridge Energy.

“This is a recipe for disaster,” said Andy Buchsbaum, director of the Great Lakes office of the National Wildlife Federation in Ann Arbor. “This toxic oil pipeline is 60 years old, runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac, and is operated by a company with a terrible record of spills and ruptures. Now they want to increase pressure and temperature in the line by pumping an additional 50,000 barrels – 2.1 million gallons -- per day. This is a BP oil spill scale catastrophe waiting to happen.”

Visit nwf.org/greatlakes for more information.

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