What the “shut it down” forces don’t tell Michiganders is that Line 5 provides the Upper Peninsula with 65 percent of the propane its residents use to heat their homes and cook their food. It also provides 55 percent of the propane used statewide. The approaching winter paints, in stark colors, the vital reality that we need a reliable, affordable source of energy to heat our homes and places of work. We must recognize there are risks associated with the transportation and use of gas and oil. But their benefits — reliable and affordable electricity, transportation and heating fuels, to name just a few — far outweigh those risks."
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