Groups protest gas pipeline at Ky. capitol

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Land owners joined environmental activists at the state Capitol to oppose a pipeline that would carry flammable liquids through several counties in northern Kentucky.

Some land owners spoke during a brief rally Wednesday afternoon about their fear of the proposed underground pipeline, which is being developed by a partnership of two energy companies. The more than 1,000-mile pipeline would carry a byproduct of the natural gas refining process from the northeast to the Gulf Coast.

The residents say they're worried the companies could use eminent domain laws to cut a pathway through privately owned lands.

The group delivered a petition to Gov. Steve Beshear's office that asks the governor to put pipeline-related issues on the agenda for the special session of the General Assembly later this month.

WDRB's Stephan Johnson reported on the protest and a meeting for property owners late Wednesday in Frankfort. A similar meeting is scheduled at 5 p.m. Thursday at Pritchard Community Center in Elizabethtown, Ky.