Passing gas: Will seized private land clear way for natural gas pipeline?
“Vermonters might face that scenario if the state’s largest private energy company can get approval for its new natural gas pipeline.
Vermont Gas Systems put forth a proposed extension of the Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project pipeline project to bring natural gas to southern counties of the Green Mountain State. Environmental groups have already opposed the extension because it would carry “fracked gas” to delicate areas of the state.
Should the Vermont Public Service Board approve it over the next few months, the project could open a veritable Pandora’s Box, relating not just to environmental issues but also to private property and eminent domain, thus uniting an interesting array of traditionally libertarian and progressive activists.”
Ossowski, Yael. Vermont Watchdog 27 November 2013.