ACTION ALERT: Ask Department of Commerce to File a Stay of Construction on Line 3
THE ISSUE
According to Native-led environmental nonprofit, Honor the Earth: “The Line 3 pipeline will cross over 200 bodies of water, inevitably poisoning rivers, wetlands, and wild rice beds. It will emit as many greenhouse gases as running 50 new coal plants 24 hours a day. If we were to get every other sector in our state to carbon neutral, we wouldn’t be able to offset the added emissions this pipeline will bring. This pipeline threatens further spread of COVID-19 when we are experiencing peak cases and hospitalizations in our state.”
Enbridge is moving ahead on construction and "pre-construction" of Line 3. We need the Department of Commerce to ask the Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to immediately file an injunction stopping Enbridge from building the Line 3 pipeline. A stay against construction would block construction while allowing the lawsuits opposing Line 3 to be heard in court. These lawsuits have been filed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, tribal nations, and environmental groups.
TAKE ACTION RIGHT NOW!
1. Contact Commissioner Grace Arnold from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Phone:(651) 539-1441
Email: commissioner.commerce@state.mn.us
Script: Here is a call script and sample email to use.
Dear Commissioner Arnold,
My name is _______, and I’m from ______(city, and say if you are a leader of a faith community, nonprofit, business, etc.). I urge you to ask Attorney General Keith Ellison to seek a stay of construction on Line 3. This stay would allow your legal appeal to be heard prior to construction and protect Minnesotans from COVID-19. As hospitals become overwhelmed, and death rates soar in Minnesota, now is not the time to welcome thousands of out-of-state workers seeking temporary construction jobs to build Line 3. Line 3 does not fit into the economy that we have or that we dream of – it would fuel our climate crisis and damage our waterways. Please continue to stand up for Minnesotans by having the Attorney General file a stay of construction on Line 3. Thank you.
2. Share this meme on your social media.
Take action to protect our communities, our water, and our climate! https://www.boundlessloveproject.org/news/ask-doc-to-stop-line-3
3. Contact the other commissioners using the same script.
Anne O'Connor, Chief Deputy Commissioner
Phone: (651) 539-1442
Email: anne.oconnor@state.mn.us
Katherine Blauvelt, Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Energy Resources
Phone: (651) 539-1827
Email: katherine.blauvelt@state.mn.us
Aditya Ranade PhD. Deputy Commissioner of Energy Resources
Phone: (651) 539-1801
Email: aditya.ranade@state.mn.us
4. Email Attorney General Keith Ellison and ask him to file an injunction to stop Enbridge from constructing Line 3.
Click on this link to send this pre-written email to Keith Ellison now. Thank you!
5. Call Attorney General Keith Ellison and ask him to file an injunction to stop Enbridge from constructing Line 3.
If calling from the Twin Cities: (651) 296-3353
If calling from outside the Twin Cities: (800) 657-3787
If needing Minnesota Relay: (800) 627-3529
Here is a sample script to read, or you can modify it how you see fit:
Hello, my name is [Your Name] and I live in [Name city], Minnesota. Thank you for standing up to the fossil fuel industry for the harms they have knowingly caused our climate and economy. I am calling to ask you to immediately file an injunction to stop the construction of Enbridge’s expanded Line 3 pipeline so the lawsuits that seek to stop the project—which have been filed by the DOC, tribal nations, and environmental groups—can be heard in court. All of us who care about protecting our climate, water, Native communities, and future generations are counting on you. Thank you.
6. Join the Stop Line 3 campaign.
Complete the form at StopLine3.org/take-action.
7. Join our Stop Line 3/Racial Justice Team.
We envision a world where all people are valued, appreciated, and included because they exist. Because the Stop Line 3 movement is Indigenous led and seeks to protect Native communities, our Racial Justice Team leads our Stop Line 3 efforts. If interested in learning more or joining, contact us or complete our volunteer form.
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Thanks for your support!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Huge thank you to our partner, Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light , for helping create this action alert.