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truedelphi

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Wed Oct 1, 2014, 02:22 PM Oct 2014

A Canadian farmer made the top 6 inches of his soil a "work of art" - thus keeping out oil pipelines [View all]

Last edited Wed Oct 1, 2014, 03:10 PM - Edit history (1)

And should people from Big Energy firms wish to talk to him, he charges them some $ 500 an hour!

https://www.facebook.com/353739560014/photos/a.10151237768610015.797948.353739560014/10154557272050015/?type=1&theater

If his tactic continues to work, this might be an amazing win-win for both the creative people and the farmers in our society. (As well as for the ecology, of course.) Apparently part of why he gets to coyright the farm is his scuptures that are installed as "art installations." Not all farmers have the artistic gene going on (and some might, but are too busy farming.) So this could be a good thing for city artists who unite with country farmers!

http://aluvionlaw.com/no-its-not-copyright-that-is-keeping-a-natural-gas-pipeline-off-of-peter-von-tiesenhausens-farm/

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