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Pre precedent. they are asking for a ban. what they are saying is this substantially impairs and diminishes use of the property. detrime detrimental to public held, morals, comfort, the general welfare. their property rights are unique and irreplaceable. there's gross negligence. >> how have these companies like exxon mobile and others reacted when those kinds of cases have been made in court before? >> 100% denial. we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars spent to discredit the reporting and the "new york times," thousands of news stories on this. 15 million americans live within o...

>> so one of the things that i find amazing about the fracking explosion, if you go, you travel through the country, you go to places and town halls, it's one of the most controversial issues in the country on the ground, whether you're in colorado or upstate new york or you're in pennsylvania. in washington, it's not controversial. in washington, it seems like there's a huge consensus we need to extract as much as we can. this technology is great. it unleashes all this natural gas. that's good for the climate. that's good for american energy independence. is there just a consensus in washingt...

Have to be adjacent to a waterway to see up close the ugly reality of fossil fuel extraction. during america's 21st century emergency boom, that is because fracking, the technique that has revolutionized energy can be done anywhere. even in peaceful hide aways of well to do executives from the very companies doing the fracking. >> ours is an industry that's built on technology, built on science, built on engineering. and because we have a society that by and large is illiterate in these areas, science, math and engineering is a mystery to them. and they find it scary. and because of that, it c...

Ground or pools or 160 foot water tower like the one built near tillerson's home. tillerson and his wealthy neighbors don't want an ugly water tower near their multimillion dollar properties, thank you very much, so they're suing. tillerson and his wife have joined several of their neighbors in a lawsuit to stop the construction of the water tower. the lawsuit argues the tower, which would be used for fracking, would create a noise, nuisance and traffic hazards. you may recognize the suit's plaintiff, former house majority leader and environmentalist dick armey. armey and tillerson are concern...

It's detrimental to public health, safety, morals, comfort. the general welfare. they're saying that their property rights in unique and irreplaceable. negligence, gross negligence, malice. >> how have these companies, companies like exxonmobil and others reacted when those kinds of cases have been made in court before? >> oh, 100% denial. we're talking about hundreds of millions of dollars spent to discredit the reporting in my film, in all of -- you know, "the new york times." thousands of news stories on this. you know, 15 million americans live within 1 mile of a fracking well right now. a...