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With the Keystone decision looming, will the President propose a quid pro quo?

03 Monday Jun 2013

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To many, the ultimate approval of the Keystone XL pipeline project is inevitable. Environmentalists and oil and gas advocates have long been engaged in a heated debate that has narrowed its focus to TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline.

Here are a few of President Obama’s options: a) approve the pipeline and offer an energy-efficient tax incentive or alternative energy goal proposal for the future; b) approve the pipeline and disregard the cries of environmentalists; c) strike the pipeline and disregard upset oil and gas investors that are likely to pursue the pipeline’s construction anyways; d) strike the pipeline and offer some kind of proposal to alleviate what to advocates of traditional energy forms would seem like an utter crisis; e) indefinitely postpone the decision entirely. The problem with creating an additional proposal to his decision to strike or approve the pipeline is that it would require approval from Congress, which we all know has been facing much difficulty seeing eye to eye. Regardless of the path President Obama chooses, someone is bound to be upset; such is the nature of dramatic once-in-a-term decisions like this. Because of the opportunity’s rarity, the decision to keep or remove the contentious pipeline will leave a lasting impact on how the Obama legacy will be perceived. What is left undeciphered now is through which lens the President’s term will be remembered – will he be envisioned as the environmental advocate or the oil and gas subjugate?

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How the 2012 Presidential Election Can Affect You, the Landowner

09 Friday Nov 2012

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With America’s new president decided, both sides of the energy argument speculate victories. Some oil and gas enthusiasts think President Obama is likely to pass TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline in his second term now that the company has assured that the pipeline will not pass through a sensitive aquifer in Nebraska. At the same time, environmentalists are looking forward to the President’s motions towards clean energy, absent the use of fossil fuels. Whether President Obama will favor one side over the other is left to be revealed when Congress convenes in early January, but in the meantime, we do know the President plans on employing an “all of the above” strategy to solve the energy issue. This means no energy source is likely to be abandoned completely. This also means landowners will need to be far more wary when it comes to their property rights. Whether it is a wind farm or a pipeline, or anything in between, you have the right to just compensation for your land if a private company or the government decides to condemn it. Eminent domain laws were not set in place to favor one side over the other. Know your rights and how to fight back.

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Luke Ellis and Justin Hodge are partners with Marrs Ellis & Hodge LLP. Justin heads the firm's eminent domain practice in the Houston office. Luke heads the firm's eminent domain practice in the Austin office. Luke Ellis is widely recognized as one of Texas’s top young lawyers—and one of the top lawyers of any age practicing in the area of eminent domain. Mr. Ellis has broad experience and has enjoyed success in many types of civil litigation. Justin Hodge is a trial lawyer who represents Texas landowners in condemnation, eminent-domain, and real-estate lawsuits. He represents landowners in condemnation proceedings, not the governmental authorities or private companies taking property. Mr. Hodge has handled complex condemnation and eminent-domain cases throughout the State of Texas. If you have questions about any of the issues raised in this blog, we invite you to discuss them with us at jhodge@mehlaw.com or lellis@mehlaw.com.

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