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That might devalue their properties and impact the rural lifestyle they sought to enjoy. rex tillerson is leading the fracking revolution. just not in his backyard. >> joining me now is josh fox, director and producer of "gasland." you have been reporting on, documenting the fracking explosion in this country for years now. you have been also pouring through the lawsuit and you stand here today, you stand here with rex. >> either rex has just joined the anti-fracking movement or exposed the unfairness in this entire system. this is the way it happens to everyone. this is the way it happened to...

Fear. >> meet rex tillerson, the chairman and ceo of exxon mobile, the largest oil company in the world. you've probably heard of them. exx exxon's heard quarters are near dallas, texas, a complex so ominous as it's been nicknamed by employees the death star. >> that's no moon, it's a space station. >> in 2012 tillerson took home $40.3 million in compensation. today exxon mobile is the largest natural gas producer in the country. >> natural gas is cleaner burning than most fossil fuels and it's vital to our energy needs. >> so for exxon mobile, fracking is the future and they'd like it with as...

Country to see up close the ugly reality of fossil fuel extraction. during america's 21st century energy boom. that is because fracking, the technique that has revolutionized american energy production can and is being done just about anywhere. even in the peaceful hideaways of well-to-do executives from the very companies doing the fracking. >> ours is an industry that is built on technology, it's built on science. it's built on engineering. and because we have a society that by in large is illiterate in these areas. science, math and engineering. what we do is a mystery to them. and they fin...

Largest oil company in the world. you've probably heard of tell. exxon headquarters are near dallas, texas, a complex so ominous as one reporter found it's been nicknamed by employees, the death star. >> that's no moon. it's a space station. >> in 2012, tillerson took home $40.3 million in compensation. today, exxonmobil is the largest natural gas producer in the country. >> natural gas is cleaner burning than most fossil fuels. and it's vital to our energy needs. >> so for exxonmobil, fracking is the future. and they'd like it with as little regulation as possible. >> it's largely, i think, r...

Bonanza sweeping across texas. in order to frack, now need a ton of water. and you have to store that water in ground or in pools or in a 160-foot water tower like the one being built near tillerson's home. tiller skpon his wealthy neighbors don't want ab ugly water tower near their the properties. so they are 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 made recognize former house majority leade...