The Keystone Pipeline, Eminent Domain and Government Duplicity
“There is a great deal of confusion, mis-information, propaganda and outright lies flooding the Internet and the airways about the Keystone XL pipeline. Most people aren’t aware that three phases of the pipeline are already…
Bluegrass Pipeline’s Developer Is Appealing Eminent Domain Ruling
“Despite the fact that the proposed Bluegrass Pipeline has been suspended, the company behind the project is appealing a circuit court decision that found the company doesn’t have the right of eminent domain. The planned…
Equitrans seeks property under eminent domain
“Equitrans, a natural gas company based in Pittsburgh, filed a civil complaint in federal court this week seeking a preliminary injunction to allow it to take possession of property in Washington Township, Greene County, in…
Vermont Gas moves ahead with eminent domain against holdouts
“Vermont Gas Systems said Tuesday it will exercise its eminent domain rights as soon as this week to secure a path for a natural gas pipeline extension through Addison County. The natural gas utility said…
Water, property rights over pipeline profits
“Protesters drove up to nine hours to Leesburg, Georgia, on July 10, where Spectra Energy lost an eminent domain demand for its Sabal Trail 36-inch, hundred-foot right-of-way, natural gas pipeline, and local landowners countersued. Spectra…
Legislators are wary of pipeline plan
“Since state Rep. Sheila Harrington first learned about a proposed natural-gas pipeline across Massachusetts earlier this year, she’s received dozens of calls from constituents. Some are concerned about the environmental impacts to conservation lands that…
Pipeline Proposal Revives Eminent Domain Debate
“Amid an oil and gas boom that has increased demand for new pipelines, Texas regulators have proposed new rules that have renewed a clash between two major state interests: energy development and private property rights….
Judges slow Sunoco’s march to the sea
“Judges in Pennsylvania have dealt a setback to a major energy company’s plans to use eminent domain for a natural gas-related pipeline, a novel corporate maneuver that could set a precedent if it were approved….
Secrecy over pipeline is just to benefit developers
“The Pacific Connector pipeline is the chosen route to bring natural gas from the shale oilfields to a not-yet-built natural gas compression plant at Jordan Cove in Coos Bay. Private pipeline developers have been granted…
Pipelines and Power Lines
“WHETHER IT’S PIPELINES OR POWER LINES BEING AIMED AT a route across your land, be engaged in the routing process early, get professional legal help with the negotiations and consider some non-monetary options in the…