A Novel Way to Fight the Keystone XL Pipeline

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6. Concerning Easements

TransCanada may have some, but not all.

The route for the pipeline was moved, which would have rendered any existing easements moot.

Moreover, it only takes one rancher or farmer in the path of the route to do this, and there are a lot of ranchers and farmers opposed to this. They view the land as their heritage and livelihood (we'll leave the Natives that viewed it that way as an exercise for the student of history), and pretty much stand opposed from the SD line to the KS line.

This is one reason for the argument put forth by the cheap-labour conservatives that TransCanada needs to have eminent domain rights (even though it is a corporation based in another country) - so they can condemn the land along the route.

This is also one of the reasons to do this. Get the windmill and barn up before the land is condemned or someone offers enough money for an easement.

They got my $50.00.