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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #40 on: February 6, 2014, 12:47:52 pm »
Water is the biggest danger yes, but you CANNOT be insured against damage from Fracking, and their is no damage bond requirements on the fracking companies.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #41 on: February 6, 2014, 01:04:13 pm »
Let's see how fast the growth of bottled water will become, then. This is just so Tory - generate ridiculous wealth for corporates by denying and depriving it's population of basic infrastructure.

Pretty much yeah, it's local communities that will suffer, whilst the Government will be seen to lower energy prices. However, I do think it's a good idea once they come up with solutions, and they are working on it, I assure you. We're just not ready for fracking yet. My fear is that we will rush into it and that's when problems will occur
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #42 on: February 6, 2014, 01:36:16 pm »
Act of God, then? >:(

Phone 'em up and ask how much it will cost to add it. They are all currently saying uninsurable.

http://unfrack.me - nice and easy

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #43 on: February 6, 2014, 01:43:32 pm »
Pretty much yeah, it's local communities that will suffer, whilst the Government will be seen to lower energy prices. However, I do think it's a good idea once they come up with solutions, and they are working on it, I assure you. We're just not ready for fracking yet. My fear is that we will rush into it and that's when problems will occur

Even if they can clean the water of 90% of the radioactive elements, you still have the same amount of the radioactive elements to deal with. And as with all radioactive waste, no one has come up with anything like an adequate solution yet.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #44 on: February 6, 2014, 01:49:03 pm »


That's Anne Power, today.

They've got this lorry out of the queue because of a chemical spillage which at first the Police ignored despite the obvious breaches.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #45 on: February 6, 2014, 03:01:48 pm »
Phone 'em up and ask how much it will cost to add it. They are all currently saying uninsurable.

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That's excellent, Mulfella. We have been looking at alternatives. AlanF did say the Coop was an option even though they may not be as efficient when it comes to maintenance. I have never needed to call out our electricity supplier, so the Coop it probably is then.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #46 on: February 6, 2014, 04:29:17 pm »
Water is the biggest danger yes, but you CANNOT be insured against damage from Fracking, and their is no damage bond requirements on the fracking companies.
All true but my health is more important to me, and the future viability of living in a safe environment for my kids and their kids, than if a get a crack in a wall.
But the source of the problem is the same in both cases, i just think the  public outcry is better focused on loss of health and life, then loss of property.

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #47 on: February 6, 2014, 05:25:02 pm »
This video is worth a watch, something inside so strong


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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #48 on: February 6, 2014, 08:20:57 pm »
All true but my health is more important to me, and the future viability of living in a safe environment for my kids and their kids, than if a get a crack in a wall.
But the source of the problem is the same in both cases, i just think the  public outcry is better focused on loss of health and life, then loss of property.

It's all about reach really. I agree with you, but there are substantial numbers of people to which the property argument will resonate.

To defeat this it needs people to take action. I don't really enjoy the NIMBY aspect but we have to talk to people in a way that they will listen.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #49 on: February 6, 2014, 08:22:35 pm »
This video is worth a watch, something inside so strong


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt54q6mm-x0

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You might find this interesting too, some bad shit going down at Barton Moss, which should be horribly familiar to us. This is from a Solicitor, no less.

http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=2131


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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #50 on: February 6, 2014, 08:24:36 pm »
That's excellent, Mulfella. We have been looking at alternatives. AlanF did say the Coop was an option even though they may not be as efficient when it comes to maintenance. I have never needed to call out our electricity supplier, so the Coop it probably is then.

You'll probably find your bills drop. :)

If you are on Facebook / twitter then it's a marvellous tool to share to people who are concerned but can't or won't take any political action. Particularly with dissatisfaction with the Major energy companies at an all time high.


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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #52 on: February 13, 2014, 10:33:23 am »
This video is worth a watch, something inside so strong

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt54q6mm-x0

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #53 on: February 13, 2014, 02:41:58 pm »
Turns out Barton Moss Road is actually a public footpath and the Police have been nicking protestors wrongly. Quelle Surprise.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #54 on: February 17, 2014, 10:21:59 pm »
The things that annoy me so much are:

1. fracking won't give us (in the UK) lower energy prices
The US gas market is a closed market so prices fell as a result of increased supply.  The UK market is part of the much larger European market and the quantities of shale gas available in the UK will not affect it.

This is acknowledged by Osborne (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26030204) and former BP chairman Lord Browne (chairman of fracking company Cuadrilla - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/29/browne-fracking-not-reduce-uk-gas-prices-shale-energy-bills)

2. fracking is unlikely deliver the promised carbon emissions
In simple terms although the US is replacing coal with gas for electricity generation and reducing its emissions by 18%, approximately half of those emissions have been exported as coal to the rest of the world (using less coal results in that same coal being cheaper for someone else - http://theenergycollective.com/robertwilson190/326781/fracking-and-illusion-fossil-fuel-cuts)

3. Tax breaks for fracking firms
(http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/george-osborne-reveals-50-tax-break-for-fracking-firms-8718711.html)

4. Bribing cash strapped councils into granting planning approval for fracking sites (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-promises-fracking-tax-boost-for-councils-willing-to-approve-projects-9055280.html)

When you consider that each well has a relatively short lifespan, and repeated drilling is required to chase the declining production rates, and then factor in the risks of pollution, earthquakes, and of course putting more of our energy future into the hands of overseas investors, I am sorry but I struggle to see the benefits.  Surely there are better ways to boost investment and tax revenues.

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #55 on: February 18, 2014, 10:03:53 am »
The things that annoy me so much are:



Spot on all that.

The 'Jobs' it creates are mainly specialised transient jobs which ships people in for a short period and then ships them out again. where is the local economy benefit.
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« Reply #56 on: February 18, 2014, 10:07:01 am »
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« Reply #57 on: February 18, 2014, 10:41:14 am »
The frequent occurrences of sinkholes is very worrying. After watching the sinkhole which has destroyed the house in Ripon, I wondered what effect fracking could have over our lands and whether the process could initiate sinkholes. I discovered numerous connections between fracking and sinkholes on the web and this is just one of them.

http://www.ernstversusencana.ca/this-insane-video-is-why-fracking-should-be-made-illegal-raw-louisiana-sinkhole-swallows-giant-trees-in-less-than-a-minute
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« Reply #58 on: February 18, 2014, 11:27:58 pm »
Having worked in the oil/gas industry I  was exposed a little to the debate and I can say that oil companies and the U.S have spent fortunes on releasing favourable pieces and publicity on this process, but not many people in the industry actually believe that it is as harmless as they make it out to be. On the flip side the process will dramatically reduce the price of natural gas but at what cost... I would also add that countries with natural gas reserves which do not require this process are also using their wealth to discredit the process and it is becoming a little messy.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #59 on: February 19, 2014, 09:42:04 am »
On the flip side the process will dramatically reduce the price of natural gas but at what cost...

It won't. Even the frackers and our Idiot Energy Secretary don't claim that. See Red Raw's post above.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #60 on: February 19, 2014, 09:42:51 am »
TAU swept in and pinched the guy who does the streaming in the middle of the night. One can only presume there is something going to happen today they don't want braodcast. :(
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« Reply #61 on: February 19, 2014, 09:44:44 am »
Just in case anybody thought it won't be in your back yard.......

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fracking-could-coming-your-merseyside-6713380

If you don't organise now it will be too late. You can defeat this through the planning process.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #62 on: February 19, 2014, 09:48:01 am »
We are happy to use gas and oil, but not happy to have it extracted on our doorstep.

Is there not an element of NIMBYism here?
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #63 on: February 19, 2014, 09:55:56 am »
We are happy to use gas and oil, but not happy to have it extracted on our doorstep.

Is there not an element of NIMBYism here?


Not really, I would be more than happy to see Clean Energy sources 'extracted' on my doorstep. Indeed, I 'extract' excess solar every day.

I want credible alternatives to Oil and Gas, instead we have 'gone all out for Shale', which has diverted funding away from renewables and into unasked for subsidies for the Fracking companies.

Fracking and the other unconventional energy extraction methods are extremely unclean and it's not the same and people objecting to Windmills as it spoils their view.

If you think Windmills are ugly wait until there are thousands of well pads across your view flaring excess methane.
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« Reply #64 on: February 19, 2014, 10:00:00 am »


Not really, I would be more than happy to see Clean Energy sources 'extracted' on my doorstep. Indeed, I 'extract' excess solar every day.

I want credible alternatives to Oil and Gas, instead we have 'gone all out for Shale', which has diverted funding away from renewables and into unasked for subsidies for the Fracking companies.



I totally agree, but we have exactly the same NIMBY issues with renewable resources too.
Political issues (renewable sources being most available in Tory areas) has lead to the change in policy as much as anything else.

I'm not convinced it's not a touch hypocritical to accept oil and gas from elsewhere (far away so we can forget about the environmental issues), having it on people's doorsteps might well make people consider their energy use a lot more carefully.
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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #65 on: February 19, 2014, 10:25:04 am »
I totally agree, but we have exactly the same NIMBY issues with renewable resources too.
Political issues (renewable sources being most available in Tory areas) has lead to the change in policy as much as anything else.

I'm not convinced it's not a touch hypocritical to accept oil and gas from elsewhere (far away so we can forget about the environmental issues), having it on people's doorsteps might well make people consider their energy use a lot more carefully.

I don't think the Binary argument holds ie if you consume any dirty fuels you are a hypocrite.

I'm not asking for people to go back to the trees, though I think overall consumption should drop and technology will help with that.

I accept that transition takes time and in the meantime I am attempting personally to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, through reasonable micro transformative steps:

eg:

Solar
Low Energy devices
Biofuels (Where possible as there is some debate over these I accept)
Home / Remote working
Food growing
Ethical purchasing

That fact is though, this transformation requires energy policy and to be driven from Governments.

Personally I don't really care too much though. Anyone who is doing anything, however small, is better than anyone doing nothing, or worse.
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« Reply #66 on: February 19, 2014, 12:23:01 pm »
I don't think the Binary argument holds ie if you consume any dirty fuels you are a hypocrite.

I'm not asking for people to go back to the trees, though I think overall consumption should drop and technology will help with that.

I accept that transition takes time and in the meantime I am attempting personally to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, through reasonable micro transformative steps:

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Solar
Low Energy devices
Biofuels (Where possible as there is some debate over these I accept)
Home / Remote working
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That fact is though, this transformation requires energy policy and to be driven from Governments.

Personally I don't really care too much though. Anyone who is doing anything, however small, is better than anyone doing nothing, or worse.

I cant disagree with any of that.

I just feel that much of the anti fracking doesn't really care one iota about the environment as long as theres is ok.

Typical political short termism plays into the hands of these issues.
I'm not really decided on fracking myself.
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« Reply #67 on: February 19, 2014, 01:18:22 pm »

I just feel that much of the anti fracking doesn't really care one iota about the environment as long as theres is ok.


I've experienced little of that.

I think the concerns are different though.

Worrying about uninsurable Seismic activity is normal.

Worrying about about Water Reactive Caesium-137 being pumped into the ground near your home is normal.

Worrying about Well sites without the Legally Obligated Waste Handling Facilities and Licences is normal.

Worrying about Water demands which as its stands take millions of Gallons of otherwise clean water out of the Water cycle is normal.

None of this is Nimby.
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« Reply #68 on: February 19, 2014, 06:39:34 pm »


Might be acceptable in the middle of Wyoming (perhaps?).  Less good in Blackpool!

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« Reply #69 on: February 19, 2014, 07:49:22 pm »
I've heard anti frakking called many things, but nimbyism?!

At least the people who sold their land access for drilling in the US got paid. Will not deliver energy security. Will permanently poison water ways and soil. Any profits will go to a small number of business interests, speculators and politicians. All the externalitys will be carried by the UK taxpayer (financially) and local persons (long term health).

It's exactly the type of stupid, short term shite we've come to expect from the Tory c*nts

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« Reply #70 on: February 19, 2014, 07:54:12 pm »
I've heard anti frakking called many things, but nimbyism?!

At least the people who sold their land access for drilling in the US got paid. Will not deliver energy security. Will permanently poison water ways and soil. Any profits will go to a small number of business interests, speculators and politicians. All the externalitys will be carried by the UK taxpayer (financially) and local persons (long term health).

It's exactly the type of stupid, short term shite we've come to expect from the Tory c*nts
There is nimbyism about any energy source that people can see on their doorstep.
Fracking or renewables suffer from the same issue.  If we were buying fracking has from Wyoming, then no one here would care about the environmental impact.

The whole issue of fracking vs renewables goes to show just how short term our energy planing is in this country.  It's shockingly short term and blows with the wind.
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« Reply #71 on: February 19, 2014, 08:22:48 pm »
UK energy strategy is abysmal. Thatcher and her Tory c*nts completely squandered the oil and gas windfall, while destroying generations of accumulated coal mining know how. The UK could be a global leader, pioneering energy efficiency development and research, while harnessing the benefits of cheap fossil fuels as it transitioned towards a self reliant and sustainable future.

That boat has sailed. The clock cannot be turned back.

Frakking will not provide even a modicum of a stopgap or even marginal rates of return. All of the money being wasted on this should be spent efficiency measures - retrofits and or rebates. Because people have to use less going forward - this will come the hard way or the self managed path.

Frakking will make money for a very small number of people and the enormous long term bill will be footed by you and your family. And, while you might argue that it is nimbyism, I don't think wanting basic health and water security is the same as wanting the benefits while someone else suffers. The fact is that no one (bar the tiny number or profiteers) will benefit. The UK will lose hard and have a toxic environmental legacy to boot.Happy times.

 Frakking is insanity - the people protesting this are not nimbys, they are sane and scared

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #72 on: February 19, 2014, 08:40:18 pm »


Might be acceptable in the middle of Wyoming (perhaps?).  Less good in Blackpool!

It takes a special kind of cognitive dissonance to be pro-fracking but anti wind farms for visual reasons
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« Reply #73 on: February 19, 2014, 08:41:22 pm »

 Frakking is insanity - the people protesting this are not nimbys, they are sane and scared

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Re: Government approve Gas Fracking after banning it
« Reply #74 on: February 19, 2014, 08:44:08 pm »
There is nimbyism about any energy source that people can see on their doorstep.
Fracking or renewables suffer from the same issue.  If we were buying fracking has from Wyoming, then no one here would care about the environmental impact.

The whole issue of fracking vs renewables goes to show just how short term our energy planing is in this country.  It's shockingly short term and blows with the wind.

Agree on energy policy, but cannot agree on NIMBYism. but who gives a fuck? So lets leave that particular diversion to one side please.
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« Reply #75 on: February 20, 2014, 12:19:15 am »
It won't. Even the frackers and our Idiot Energy Secretary don't claim that. See Red Raw's post above.

My mistake there I wanted to say that it should reduce the price of energy from gas drastically. In fact the traditional gas producing countries are quaking in their boots at how much cheaper gas will be from the fracking nations, but obviously by the time it reaches the common man it will level out...
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« Reply #76 on: February 20, 2014, 08:04:42 am »
My mistake there I wanted to say that it should reduce the price of energy from gas drastically. In fact the traditional gas producing countries are quaking in their boots at how much cheaper gas will be from the fracking nations, but obviously by the time it reaches the common man it will level out...
Getting gas by fracking is really expensive.

It's only become viable because world gas prices are so high.

So, fracking won't ever reduce the price of gas (although it might I suppose protect the country somewhat form even higher gas prices in the future due to political instability... Maybe.... But probably not).
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« Reply #77 on: February 20, 2014, 09:08:19 am »
Getting gas by fracking is really expensive.

It's only become viable because world gas prices are so high.

So, fracking won't ever reduce the price of gas (although it might I suppose protect the country somewhat form even higher gas prices in the future due to political instability... Maybe.... But probably not).

Gas prices across Europe are down about 15% compared to this time last year, mainly due to over supply and the mild winter across Europe.  Don't hold your breath though on waiting for the 'big 6' in the UK racing to pass on these savings.

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« Reply #78 on: February 20, 2014, 09:10:29 am »
Gas prices across Europe are down about 15% compared to this time last year, mainly due to over supply and the mild winter across Europe.  Don't hold your breath though on waiting for the 'big 6' in the UK racing to pass on these savings.
I thought British gas cut prices in January?  Still, I fail to keep up given that they raise prices several times a year...
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« Reply #79 on: February 22, 2014, 07:32:01 pm »
This is a case of not near my home, but it's good enough near the poorer suburbs.

Exxon CEO Joins Suit Citing Fracking Concerns

Residents of Dallas Suburb Fight Construction of Tower That Would Provide Water for Drilling

BARTONVILLE, Texas—One evening last November, a tall, white-haired man turned up at a Town Council meeting to protest construction of a water tower near his home in this wealthy community outside Dallas.

The man was Rex Tillerson, chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp.

He and his neighbors had filed suit to block the tower, saying it is illegal and would create "a noise nuisance and traffic hazards," in part because it would provide water for use in hydraulic fracturing. Fracking, which requires heavy trucks to haul and pump massive amounts of water, unlocks oil and gas from dense rock and has helped touch off a surge in U.S. energy output.

It also is a core part of Exxon's business.

While the lawsuit Mr. Tillerson joined cites the side effects of fracking, a lawyer representing the Exxon CEO said he hadn't complained about such disturbances. "I have other clients who were concerned about the potential for noise and traffic problems, but he's never expressed that to me or anyone else," said Michael Whitten, who runs a small law practice in Denton, Texas. Mr. Whitten said Mr. Tillerson's primary concern is that his property value would be harmed.

An Exxon spokesman said Mr. Tillerson declined to comment. The company "has no involvement in the legal matter" and its directors weren't told of Mr. Tillerson's participation, the spokesman said.

The dispute over the 160-foot water tower goes beyond possible nuisances related to fracking. Among the issues raised: whether a water utility has to obey local zoning ordinances and what are the rights of residents who relied on such laws in making multi-million-dollar property investments. The latter point was the focus of Mr. Tillerson's comments at the November council meeting.

The tower would be almost 15 stories tall, adjacent to the 83-acre horse ranch Mr. Tillerson and his wife own and a short distance from their 18-acre homestead. Mr. Tillerson sat for a three-hour deposition in the lawsuit last May, attended an all-day mediation session in September and has spoken out against the tower during at least two Town Council meetings, according to public records and people involved with the case.

The Exxon chief isn't the most vocal or well-known opponent of the tower. He and his wife are suing under the name of their horse ranch, Bar RR Ranches LLC, along with three other couples. The lead plaintiffs are former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey and his wife, who have become fixtures at Town Council meetings.

Mr. Whitten, who also represents the Armeys, said they declined to comment.

The water tower is being built by Cross Timbers Water Supply Corp., a nonprofit utility that has supplied water to the region for half a century. Cross Timbers says that it is required by state law to build enough capacity to serve growing demand.

"We're a high water-usage area," said utility President Patrick McDonald. "People have large lots, lawns, horses, cattle, goats, swimming pools, gardens," he said. Cross Timbers, formerly known as Bartonville Water Supply, said it would sell leftover supplies to energy companies during months when overall demand is low.

Bartonville's population has increased almost 50% since 2000, to about 1,600, according to U.S. figures.

Mr. Tillerson, 61 years old, moved to Bartonville in 2001 and became CEO in 2006. Since 2007, companies have fracked at least nine shale wells within a mile of the Tillerson home, according to Texas regulatory and real-estate records.

The last to do so was XTO Energy Inc., in August 2009, according to Texas regulators. Mr. Tillerson had just begun talks for Exxon to acquire XTO. Four months later, Exxon swallowed its smaller rival for $25 billion, becoming America's biggest gas producer.

XTO drills and fracks hundreds of shale wells a year, and the Exxon unit has said it recycles water and ships it on pipelines where feasible, in part to reduce truck traffic.

In 2011, Bartonville denied Cross Timbers a permit to build the water tower, saying the location was reserved for residences. The water company sued, arguing that it is exempt from municipal zoning because of its status as a public utility.

In May 2012, a state district court judge agreed with Cross Timbers and compelled the town to issue a permit. The utility resumed construction as the town appealed the decision.

Later that year, the Armeys, the Tillersons and their co-plaintiffs sued Cross Timbers, saying that the company had promised them it wouldn't build a tower near their properties. They also filed a brief in support of the town's appeal.

Last March, an appellate judge reversed the district judge's decision saying he had overstepped his jurisdiction and sent the case back to the lower court, where it is pending.

Meanwhile, the utility has reached out to Bartonville voters, who in November elected two members to the council who criticized the town's fight against the tower.

"The council is currently evaluating all options," said Bill Scherer, Bartonville's mayor pro tem.

In the wake of the election, Mr. Tillerson was among those who lined up in a windowless hall to address the council. He told officials that he and his wife settled in Bartonville to enjoy a rural lifestyle and invested millions in their property after satisfying themselves that nothing would be built above their tree line, according to the council's audio recording of the meeting.

Allowing the tower in defiance of town ordinances could open the door to runaway development and might prompt him to leave town, Mr. Tillerson told the council. "I cannot stay in a place," he said, "where I do not know who to count on and who not to count on."

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