Area pipeline replacement project concerns residents
“About 23 miles of natural gas pipeline will be replaced in northern Washington County, pending approval for the National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. project. The improved infrastructure would allow the company to increase its capacity…
TEXAS CITY’S FRACKING BAN WILL LIKELY COST TAXPAYERS MILLIONS
“The decision by voters in the North Texas oil and gas city of Denton to pass an ordinance that would ban fracking could cost their city millions of dollars a year, with several lawsuits already…
Deerfield seeks legislation requiring pipeline
“The Select Board wants legislation requiring the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. or any other pipeline company to pay “royalties” on exported natural gas to landowners whose property has been taken by eminent domain for the…
Natural Gas Pipeline Battle Heats Up in Roanoke County
“The proposal to build a 300-mile long 42” natural gas pipeline that would traverse through the Bent Mountain area of Southwest Roanoke County has many residents up in arms – including, at least for now,…
Editorial presents distorted view of eminent domain
“The Register’s editorial, on Dec. 7 [“Some must forefit land for utilities”], contending that some must forfeit land for utilities, and referencing the Bakken pipeline, presents a distorted view of eminent domain. You acknowledge that…
Property rights outweigh pipelines
“Three natural gas pipelines proposed to pass through Virginia are being hailed as economic boons, bringing thousands of jobs and luring manufacturers to the commonwealth. The largest of the three, the 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline,…
Eminent domain: Easy for you to say
“Do you think you own your home because you bought the land, built the house and paid taxes on them both? So did 200 of your neighbors in Augusta County, until Dominion Transmission announced it…
TransCanada sends landowners letter about eminent domain
“While Corey Goulet, president of the Keystone XL Pipeline project for TransCanada, traveled around Nebraska to talk with certain groups and media companies, the company was also sending letters to landowners about starting the eminent…
At little risk, supervisors could stand up for residents
“At first glance, conventional lawyers don’t understand the Community Bill of Rights Ordinance that Conestoga Township Supervisors rejected Dec. 2. Our community spent six months researching and developing it, so I hope we can add…
Gas pipeline firm threatens eminent domain to seize land
“The developer of a $750 million natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania into New York has threatened to seize land from reluctant landowners through eminent domain. A letter obtained by the Albany Times Union (http://bit.ly/12SNKHQ) tells…