[philman_36]

Judge to rule on pipeline land-taking September 12, 2012
In comments before the hearing, Holland said the proposed line would make a hayfield useless for the next four years.

Plenty of pipelines cross his property now, he said. But the Keystone line would create what he's been told would be an “invisible barrier” that could not be crossed with heavy equipment used in farming, which is a restriction not imposed by other pipelines, he said.

Holland said he doesn't oppose Keystone's line, which would carry crude oil from tar sands in Canada's northwest. He does oppose TransCanada's lack of what he considers adequate environmental protection and a “lowball” compensation offer, which he said would put him $30,000 in the hole.

$446,864 is lowball?!

[thackney]

But the Keystone line would create what he's been told would be an “invisible barrier” that could not be crossed with heavy equipment used in farming

False, plenty of these all over Texas and the rest of the US to prove this wrong.