Sign Petition To Help Advance Important Energy Project In Upper Midwest

As readers may recall, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) is a member of the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), a trade association that represents organizations, companies, and people who work in and support the shale oil and gas supply chain. The EEIA has requested that MSCI member companies sign a petition in support of an important energy infrastructure project: Enbridge’s Line 5, a pipeline transporting crude oil and propane supplies to demand centers throughout the upper Midwest of the United States.

A 13-mile segment of Line 5 crosses the Bad River Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin. After the tribe attempted to cancel the line’s easement, Enbridge proposed a 41-mile relocation of Line 5 around the reservation, and has applied for the necessary construction permits to do so, including from the state of Wisconsin and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The EEIA strongly supports this relocation project. Opponents are fighting the permits, however, and are trying to force Line 5 to shut down permanently, which would result in a catastrophic loss of energy supplies to the region. The Army Corps of Engineers has issued its required environmental assessment of the project and has published it for a 60-day public comment period.

EEIA is mobilizing its individuals along the energy supply chain to sign a petition to the Corps in support of the project. Please participate by clicking here. In addition to your own signature, please forward the link to others may be interested in supporting this vital infrastructure project.