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There's a new lawsuit against fracking in Texas. Apparently the cranky plaintiffs don't want a fracking water tower built in their back yards and don't want the noise pollution and water pollution that will inevitably result from the subsequent fracking operations.
So is this just another lawsuit motivated by left wing opponents to fracking? No, it's not. The plaintiffs are Richard K. and Susan D. Armey; Bar RR Ranches, LLC and its owners, Rex and Renda Tillerson; et. al. Dick Armey -- he was one of the key architects of the "Republican Revolution" that changed Texas from a blue state to a red state. Dick Armey voted NO on raising CAFE standards; NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR, NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. He has repeatedly advocated for exploring proven energy reserves and thereby keeping energy prices low.
Rex Tillerson -- He's the CEO of Exxon-Mobil. Exxon-Mobil has profited massively from fracking, but apparently not if those fracking operations involve the CEO's back yard.
The lawsuit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/208446910/Water-Tower-Lawsuit
This is a bit too hypocritical even for Forbes and the Wall Street Journal: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickung...but-frack-it-in-his-own-backyard-and-he-sues/ and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304899704579391181466603804.html
So is this just another lawsuit motivated by left wing opponents to fracking? No, it's not. The plaintiffs are Richard K. and Susan D. Armey; Bar RR Ranches, LLC and its owners, Rex and Renda Tillerson; et. al. Dick Armey -- he was one of the key architects of the "Republican Revolution" that changed Texas from a blue state to a red state. Dick Armey voted NO on raising CAFE standards; NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR, NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. He has repeatedly advocated for exploring proven energy reserves and thereby keeping energy prices low.
Rex Tillerson -- He's the CEO of Exxon-Mobil. Exxon-Mobil has profited massively from fracking, but apparently not if those fracking operations involve the CEO's back yard.
The lawsuit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/208446910/Water-Tower-Lawsuit
This is a bit too hypocritical even for Forbes and the Wall Street Journal: http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickung...but-frack-it-in-his-own-backyard-and-he-sues/ and http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304899704579391181466603804.html
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