Posted on 03/12/2016 3:00:55 PM PST by Lorianne
Trees Cut as Maple Syrup Farmers Lose Eminent Domain Battle Over Constitution Pipeline
http://windsorcommunityrights.org/trees-cut-as-maple-syrup-farmers-lose-eminent-domain-battle-over-constitution-pipeline/
plenty of Sap in Vermont
Were they adequately compensated for their trees??
He got what he deserved.
Probably so, but facts are left out of stories when a point is to be made.
I like the British media, covering American issues. At least they give both sides.
This was in Windsor NY and it has only been in operation for 6 months as a treehugger protest. This was from law enforcement involved. Scam.
Why couldn’t he be just as happy with a few million less? The money and power must have been like heroin-needing a bigger fix.
“Why couldnt he be just as happy with a few million less? The money and power must have been like heroin-needing a bigger fix.”
Why couldnt they be just as happy with a few fewer maple trees? The syrup and pancakes must have been like heroin-needing a bigger fix.
The rights of way are not wide, and it is all underground. Susquehanna County PA is the new Saudi Arabia, lotsa gas and the companies have been great. I own property in the midst, I know. Love it!
PA is much better off because of fracking. Across the border in NY they don’t do it and are much poorer. McClendon wasn’t perfect, but he did get fracking up and rolling and we are all paying lower gas prices because of it.
Sadly his story ends in tragedy..RIP.
We just love eminent domain, unless we don’t.
Fracking takes up very little land. Plant some more trees! and property owners do get paid.
Should we have energy, light, heat, or let some crank in a hovel hold us hostage.
But as long as you have it all figured out...
Yeah, because we had none of those things before.
So, pro eminent domain?
For private companies even?
Property rights should rule. Anything else is criminal, theft
Sorry, I've seen it first-hand: reasonable people negotiate and make a little money from a pipeline easement, paranoid nutjobs with trash-filled eyesores shooting at surveyors, thinking they'll get "millions."
Again, civilization is an "either/or" choice.
Yes. No pipeline could ever be built without eminent domain laws. People are compensated via fair market value. Or we could be a 3rd World country
Besides government is heavily involved to assure the project is significantly in the public interest.
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