Land Battles Rise as U.S. Eyes 450,000 Miles of New Pipe
“A 2011 study conducted for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that between 17,000 and 22,000 miles of new transmission lines, plus the corridors to accommodate them, would be required for the eastern half of the U.S….
Landowners criticize TransCanada during eminent domain hearing (AUDIO)
“Senator Annette Dubas of Fullerton told the Judiciary Committee the state’s experience with TransCanada prompted her to sponsor LB 152. “It is no secret that my interest in this topic came from our experience with…
Stateside: Enbridge Energy’s eminent domain issue
“Enbridge Energy is replacing one of its key pipelines that runs through Michigan. Nearly 285 miles of new pipeline is required to replace the ruptured line that caused an oil spill in July 2010. Enbridge…
Legislators listen to Crossroads residents about eminent domain
“The Eagle Ford Shale play has been booming through the Crossroads and it has brought money and prosperity to the area, but all of that oil and natural gas has to be shipped to market…
Eleanor Fairchild was joined by actress Darryl Hannah to protest the Keystone XL pipeline on her ranch
“Eleanor Fairchild, a 78-year-old great-grandmother, was arrested late last week for trespassing on her own land. Fairchild was standing in the path of bulldozers on her 300-acre ranch in Winnsboro, Texas — the site of…
Enbridge uses eminent domain for project
“More than 70 homeowners in Ingham and Livingston counties have been taken to court by Enbridge Energy – the Canadian-based oil transportation company responsible for the July 2010 oil spill in the Kalamazoo River –…
Enbridge Clashes With Homeowners Over Eminent Domain
As unwanted Enbridge bulldozers cleared trees from several plots of land in Ingham County near Stockbridge on Friday, homeowners made it clear this was a case of eminent domain rearing its ugly head. Morrow, Emerald….
Landowner plans to appeal eminent-doman ruling on Keystone XL pipeline
“A Northeast Texas farmer, is fighting to keep TransCanada, the pipeline owner, from invoking the right of eminent domain to cross her property. A judge in Lamar County ruled against her last month, but Crawford…
Texas judge rules in favor of TransCanada in eminent domain case
“A judge in Lamar County, Texas, ruled Wednesday night that TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline has the right of eminent domain, rejecting a plea by farm manager Julia Trigg Crawford and dealing a blow to landowners…
No Person Shall Be Deprived of Life, Liberty or Property… Unless the Oil and Gas Industry Says So
“The state legislature of North Carolina recently legalized fracking. Yet, what some residents may not know is that North Carolina’s eminent domain law allows some private entities to take private property for certain uses. This…