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Texas farmer sows seeds of doubt over Keystone pipeline
SUMNER, TEXAS—The line across Julia Trigg Crawford’s family farm is practically nothing — a rivet in a skyscraper, a pebble on the highway, just four football fields out of the 2,736 kilometres that would constitute the Keystone XL pipeline.
But as the 6-foot former basketball player spreads her arms marking the planned route across her field of coastal grass, she presents a formidable obstacle for pipeline companies.
“The line in the sand for my family is that we don’t believe a foreign company building a pipeline to put money in their pockets can take a Texan’s land,” Crawford said. “If you’re going to take it, you’re going to have to prove you can.”
This article does a good job of presenting some of the conflicts to be found in the Keystone XL pipeline story. It also points out that far too often individuals often have little power when engaging in legal fights with large corporations.
For those who think of Texas as a fine symbol for the modern American right's economic ideas - take the time to read the article before commenting.
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and some see Texas as a fine example of the modern free market?In October, (Crawford) received legal notice that her property had been condemned and the easement awarded to TransCanada.
There had been a hearing before a judge, but in Texas, landowners aren’t invited.