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Uh...your le is not what the article said. He sued to stop the construction of a water tower next to his ranch. They don't have to have water towers to frac. There are temporary water lines running all over South Texas right now.
"Exxon Mobile's CEO Rex Tillerson's day job is to do all he can to protect and nurture the process of hydraulic fracturing—aka 'fracking'—so that his company can continue to rake in billions via the production and sale of natural gas.'This type of dysfunctional regulation is holding back the American economic recovery, growth, and global compe iveness,' said Tillerson in 2012 of attempts to increase oversight of drilling operations. But now Rick Unger reports at Forbes that Tillerson has joined a lawsuit seeking to shut down a fracking project near his Texas ranch. Why? Because the 160 foot water tower being built next to Tillerson's house that will supply the water to the near-by fracking site, means the arrival of loud trucks, an ugly tower next door, and the general unpleasantness that will interfere with the quality of his life and the real estate value of his sizeable ranch. 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. 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 Tillersons and their co-plaintiffs sued Cross Timbers, saying that the company had promised them it wouldn't build a tower near their properties. An Exxon spokesman said 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."
Uh...your le is not what the article said. He sued to stop the construction of a water tower next to his ranch. They don't have to have water towers to frac. There are temporary water lines running all over South Texas right now.
So?
If the tower location was reserved for residential water, this is valid.
This is true. My guess is that the town will lose the appeal because Cross-Timbers is a public utility.
The le came with the story, it isn't mine.
The lawsuit itself apparently mentions fracking as one of the reasons for the "nuisances" (per this WSJ article).
But...
That might be their opinion.
have a link for the lawsuit?
Have you seen this:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/02/24/65569.htmArmey claims that before he bought his home, he noticed that Bartonville Water Supply owned 4.75 acres nearby and before he closed on the property he sought assurance that the utility did not have the right "to build a high-rise water tower or other structure" there.
Armey claims he visited the Town of Bartonville's zoning department and was told the utility property was zoned for residential construction on minimum two-acre tracts. At the same time, he says, the town showed him do ents that indicated the utility intended to construct a low-rise tower on the property.
"The proposed low-rise tank would sit below the tree line and be virtually unnoticeable from the Armey property," Armey says in the complaint.
When the utility filed a 2001 application for a specific use permit, the plaintiffs say, it was noted that no permit would be granted unless it could be shown the project "would not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare" of the surrounding community.
They claims those conditions included assurances that use of the utility's land would not "impair or diminish" the value and use of the neighborhood, and would not impede the neighborhood's development and improvement.
Here is what is important:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resourc...er20140220.pdf
Sorry but a dumbass such as yourself does not get to decide what is important.
^ on that link you provided:
"Furthermore, upon information and belief, BWSC will sell water to oil and gas explorers for frac[k]ing shale formations leading to traffic with heavy trucks on FM 407, creating a noise nuisance and traffic hazards."
thanks, BTW
I have always advocated verifying the accuracy of stories...
Page 17
thanks for verifying the story was accurate
But it isn't, because of the what they imply.thanks for verifying the story was accurate
Also.
Why are you bringing us a two year old situation? Who's lemming are you doing this?
Now if you would only advocate verifying your wishful thinking before holding it as true.
Here is another worthwhile link:
http://statecasefiles.justia.com/doc...?ts=1371137620
It's about a water tower. One sentence on page 17 doesn't make it about fracking.
Not sure what you're arguing now. The story states they mention fracking as one of the nuisances on the lawsuit, and you just confirmed that's correct.
Apparently, even the possibility that the tower might be used to facilitate fracking is enough of a nuisance for the Exxon CEO to file suit.
Last edited by ElNono; 02-24-2014 at 07:26 PM.
The lawsuit is. The overall message is "fracking is ok in your neighborhood, but not on mine".
It's not the fracking that is the nuisance. Get your facts strait. It is the constant movement of trucks in and out.
That's just how you read it.
fracking is perfectly ok, but it's the methane, the smells, the flaring, pollution, the 24x7 lights, noise, traffic, the poisoned wells, etc that's 0.001%er Sky People Tillerson objects to.
Is that what the lawsuit was about?
fracking is perfectly ok, but it's the methane, the smells, the flaring, pollution, the 24x7 lights, noise, traffic, the poisoned wells, etc that's 0.001%er Sky People Tillerson objects to.
Yes you dumb piece of .
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