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Welcome to Dallas: Where Even The Frackers Don’t Want To Be Fracked

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A lot of frackers live in Dallas. Exxon Mobil is headquartered here. And they know enough about fracking to know that they don’t want to live anywhere near it. Accordingly, when the Dallas City Council passed a new ordinance keeping frackers 1,500′ from houses, Exxon Mobil and none of the big frackers bothered to protest the increased setback – because most of their executives live in Dallas . . .

And why would they want a bunch of frackers in their own neighborhood ?


Debate Shows Power of Cities to Limit Reach of Drilling

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Dallas passes de facto ban on fracking

The city council approved some of the nation’s strictest regulations against natural gas drilling

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Dallas Passes Tough Frack Ordinance

Update, 2:33 p.m.: The council has adopted the plan commission’s recommendation for a 1,500-foot setback between wells and homes. Council Member Scott Griggs’ motion, which includes an ability for the council to reduce the setback in particular cases with a two-thirds vote, passed 9-6.

Original post at 1:57 p.m.: The council is hearing public comments before it votes on a new gas-drilling ordinance. Mayor Mike Rawlings said the council has already heard 100 hours of public input in the long runup to today’s vote, suggesting that nothing really remains except to hash out the final version.

The question is whether the council will go with the City Plan Commission’s recommendation of a 1,500-foot setback between drill sites and homes or a shorter distance. The city’s current ordinance requires 300 feet.

Notwithstanding Rawlings’ entreaty, speakers are reiterating points made in past proceedings.

Texas Sharon Wilson, an Allen resident who works with Earthworks, an anti-fracking group, said she wanted to thank the council in advance for passing a strong ordinance.

And Dallas resident Eddie Morgan urged the council to keep drilling out of the city’s undeveloped parkland.

“We lived our childhood dreams and fantasies running through the woods,” he said.

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  5. […] in the state capital should not make that decision for the town. The town should make the decision. Like they do in places like Dallas. If the town wants to get fracked, then some wonky bureaucrat in the state capital will effectuate […]

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