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Keystone XL pipeline work splits trees, divides opinion

Houston Chronicle -- WINNSBORO - Sitting in trees more than 40 feet above pipeline construction crews, two men have come up with an ultimatum.

"Until TransCanada can give me a legally binding document that they're not going to cut any of these trees down, I'm not coming down from here," said one of the men.

The problem, local residents say, is that the men are sitting in someone else's trees.

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Submitted Oct 29, 2012 By: drpepperTX

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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,939 Points:751,985 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 9:15:43 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse "Makes me think of depleting the gene pool for some!" ================== LOL, yes it does BUT then where would we get our entertainment from?
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 7:38:34 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse So when soda doc says most of the fuel remains in the US, consider the source...(grin)
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 7:37:28 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Remember they said the pipeline would bring MILLIONS of jobs..... and when they were questioned about that total, it started shrinking.....to now about 4,000 temp jobs max......and just a few hundred permanent jobs
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 7:33:25 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse ...and the GOP
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 7:31:56 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse And all the lies from the company [Edited by: Gnusman53 at 11/1/2012 7:33:49 AM EST]
Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2012 7:30:26 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Actually the bigger problem is what Transcanada and friends are doing to the property owners....
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,257 Points:1,740,730 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:33:17 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Protesters amazing.
7SPEEDY7 Champion Author Flint Posts:1,286 Points:604,700 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 9:29:13 AM Ignore 7SPEEDY7 Report Abuse Very Interesting!
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,939 Points:751,985 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 8:57:21 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse 18andlife, the oil stays here and is refined here. An "eyesore"?? The pipeline is buried underground.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,815 Points:641,300 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 1:16:31 AM Ignore bston Report Abuse Makes me think of depleting the gene pool for some!
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,256 Points:586,960 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:29:24 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Timber!!!! Better have a thick mattress!!!!
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,980 Points:2,525,360 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:24:57 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse help the pro owners out
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,487 Points:1,509,105 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:22:07 AM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse At least we have clean trees for the huggers in Texas. Go hug one in NYC Central Park and you get all dirty - dirty wet right now.
us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,984 Points:1,111,375 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:19:55 AM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse Just cut the trees down and if these boneheads want to save a tree tell them to eat a beaver or buy all the trees they want to plant paid for with their savings...
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,415 Points:478,670 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:11:36 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse a very weird situation...
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,181 Points:517,730 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:11:20 AM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse O come on!
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,713 Points:387,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:11:05 AM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Wait them out. Work around them.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:10:38 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse if only the pipeline builders would co-operate witht he land owners and hep them out.nawt gonna happen. : )
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,523 Points:3,077,975 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:10:12 AM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse Nut cases. Cut the damned thing down...with them in it. That'll make other would-be tree sitters take notice and reconsider their future obstructionist antics.
18andLife Rookie Author Charleston Posts:11 Points:3,510 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:09:28 AM Ignore 18andLife Report Abuse If, in fact, TransCanada is trying to ship dirty Canadian oil to China, why is that allowed? Gas prices are much higher in Canada than the United States. Why don't they use their own oil? Why doesn't the Prime Minister stop the project? Nothing about this makes any sense at all. Maybe I could support a project that supports my United States, but I doubt we will get any of that Tar Sands Oil. Sounds like somebody gets rich, and the USA gets used. In natural gas, when you allow a gas well on your property, you receive free gas for life. At minimum the US should demand we get free oil as long as the pipeline exists, otherwise it is nothing but an eyesore on the face of America.
vibdata Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:4,084 Points:848,325 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:08:47 AM Ignore vibdata Report Abuse Save the trees please. Nothing will stop the progress of civilization. It's so.......... civilized.
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,687 Points:537,070 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:08:42 AM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse OK then!
Sisu58 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,272 Points:354,465 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:08:37 AM Ignore Sisu58 Report Abuse OK.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:07:53 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse They just destroy trees without looking if then can leave them with just a bit of extra work.
dumba55 Sophomore Author Chicago Posts:142 Points:37,225 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:06:15 AM Ignore dumba55 Report Abuse Save the tree
TTQuattro Rookie Author Indiana Posts:72 Points:45,060 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:06:12 AM Ignore TTQuattro Report Abuse ok
bababooey2 Champion Author Hartford Posts:6,342 Points:1,301,640 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:05:39 AM Ignore bababooey2 Report Abuse Just do it and we need lumber after this storm,stop worrying about trees.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,463 Points:661,975 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:04:36 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Rope off the area and starve them out.
slkmoo Champion Author Ontario Posts:1,248 Points:327,750 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:04:15 AM Ignore slkmoo Report Abuse ok
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,158 Points:671,660 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:03:23 AM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse Please stop hugging the trees, your going to get hurt.
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,869 Points:453,925 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Oct 30, 2012 12:03:04 AM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse Cut, baby, cut.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:56:11 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse i say let em cut em as long as they turn it into lumber for the owners of the land and plant new trees in their place outside the right of way for the pipeline. unlike the (columbia gas)natural gas companies who destroy trees and bushes and don't restore the land to the condition it was found before they set foot on your/my property and destroy it. don't trust any company to restore your property once they dig it up,or hack it down unless you have it in writing on a binding contract to restore your lands. otherwise you will have some devastated land useless for anything. blah blah blah get a contract signed infront of witnesses and a team of lawyers or they will be sorry.oh! i am all for the pipeline as long as they do it justly for all in it's path.
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,384 Points:2,302,740 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:55:35 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse Funny.
papa56NC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:725 Points:142,760 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:55:02 PM Ignore papa56NC Report Abuse Let us split the trees.
BCM1 Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,859 Points:782,020 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:47:32 PM Ignore BCM1 Report Abuse We need more refineries and more of our own oil.
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,749 Points:2,464,855 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:42:31 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Hold on tight!
_Sparty_ Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,006 Points:689,915 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:41:08 PM Ignore _Sparty_ Report Abuse Keep your tar sands in Alberta
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,777 Points:643,610 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:40:23 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse I am sick of hearing about Keystone XL.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,562 Points:1,770,920 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:38:40 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Poor trees. Being molested by these fellas hugging them. Treeophiles.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,191 Points:716,935 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:29:37 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Acorns are not the only tree nuts in those woods.
scubadaniel Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,416 Points:690,945 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:29:36 PM Ignore scubadaniel Report Abuse Let me guess... democrat Obama supporters?
Is246 Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:1,013 Points:426,265 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:29:29 PM Ignore Is246 Report Abuse wow
blazerbob91 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:6,135 Points:1,881,720 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:24:01 PM Ignore blazerbob91 Report Abuse Shoot them out of the trees if they are trespassing.
Math6149 All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:873 Points:1,795,500 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:24:00 PM Ignore Math6149 Report Abuse Pick him up after the tree is down.
gsayeg1 All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:780 Points:139,365 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:21:14 PM Ignore gsayeg1 Report Abuse duhhhhhhhhhhhh
EvPv Champion Author Maine Posts:1,029 Points:264,595 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:17:01 PM Ignore EvPv Report Abuse "If you own the property and you feel that you have something against it, that's fine," she said. "But if you're coming in from elsewhere, I just don't think that's proper." Another thing: against tar sands oil then do not use ANY oil based products because they could be derived from tar sands oil. I think when you realize what that includes you will either live in an earthen hut or cave with no electricity (or solar/wind generated only) or become reasonable with your concerns. Oil products include: plastic (including tarps), rubber, nylon, most ropes, a major chunk of clothing this days. PLUS anything produced by someone else probably use oil to produce or transport the items.
metrojeep Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,248 Points:434,645 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:16:39 PM Ignore metrojeep Report Abuse They will come down one way or another
gerreg All-Star Author Nebraska Posts:774 Points:1,645,780 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:16:00 PM Ignore gerreg Report Abuse ok
FlogNut Champion Author Chicago Posts:104,315 Points:1,987,450 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:13:33 PM Ignore FlogNut Report Abuse Those "tree huggers" better be holding on real tight when those trees get chopped down.
Mudsprings Champion Author Fresno Posts:52,899 Points:3,073,325 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Oct 29, 2012 11:09:19 PM Ignore Mudsprings Report Abuse Not in my trees.