Maybe you’ve seen those hand-wringing TV ads claiming that Yoopers will freeze to death if Line 5 closes down as Governor Whitmer has ordered. We’ll be seeing and hearing a lot more of that Enbridge-financed malarkey as the battle to shut it down heats up in Lansing and elsewhere.
So what do we tell people who believe that no Line 5 means no propane for the Upper Peninsula, and maybe even for us in the Lower Peninsula?
Come and find out on Feb. 20, when Jenn Hill, one of the warriors leading the battle to shut down Line 5, will be our guest at our Benzie Dems’ monthly meeting. Jenn’s got the latest on what effects closing down that very dangerous piece of plumbing could have on life in the UP, and downstate as well.
You can register for the Zoom meeting with this link.
For now, please put it on your calendar: Saturday, February 20, with coffee at 9:30, community and party announcements at 10, and then…Jenn!
The third generation in her family to fish in the UP, Jenn Hill is the first lucky enough to live there. She loved being part of the team that organized four Women’s Marches in Marquette, which led to winning a seat on the City Commission in 2018. Currently she serves as Mayor Pro Tem, First Vice Chair for Marquette County Democratic Party and on the Upper Peninsula Energy Task Force that is developing clean energy transition actions for the region.
Prior to moving to Marquette in 2014, she worked as a paralegal, park ranger, foundation program officer and traveled both Peninsulas coordinating a statewide arts initiative. She also led a nationally recognized public health/transportation project and helped launch citizen science efforts at two watershed associations. She holds a master’s degree in environmental planning from MIT and a BA, cum laude, from Barnard College.