Landowners Sound Off on Keystone Pipeline

EAST TEXAS — Some Texas landowners went public Monday about their fight against the TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, even though it’s been tabled for now. Eleanor Fairchild of Wood County says TransCanada used bully tactics to get her to sign a deal. Fairchild also says the oil sand that would move through the pipeline would corrode over time and destroy the fresh spring water on her land. But Sean Howard with TransCanada says the product is safe and even replacing the heavier oil that currently comes into the United States through Mexico and Venezuela. Howard says TransCanada is considering extending a pipeline that already exists in the state, which would not require a federal permit.