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Landowners vs. Keystone XL in Eminent Domain Lawsuit
2013-07-22 16:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bold Nebraska: Three Nebraska landowners will finally see their day in court as the lawsuit they filed against the state is finally moving forward. The suit challenges the constitutionality of the LB 1161 the law used by the state legislature and Gov. Heineman (R-NE) for approving eminent domain and the Keystone XL pipeline route in Nebraska. The State Department must put on hold any review of the pipeline. After multiple attempts at delay by state officials, Nebraska Judge Stacy announced today that the lawsuit...
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U.S. Marine Battles TransCanada in Court over Eminent Domain for Keystone XL
2013-03-05 17:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: [Editor's note: Thanks to Michael Bishop for providing EcoWatch this firsthand account of what happens when a company like TransCanada claims eminent domain on one's property and begins building a tar sands pipeline--the southern leg of the Keystone XL. Unfortunately, this is one of many examples of corporations putting profits before human health and the environment in pursuit of extreme fossil fuel extraction. The good news is that people like Michael Bishop are fighting back. This is the second...