Fracking debate gets personal one week before historic Denton vote

"He hasn't produced one iota of evidence of his property being destroyed. His surface being destroyed," said the Irish-born McAleer. "This is not real science. This is emotionalism. This is anti-fossil fuels. Actually, this isn't anti-fossil fuels. It's for Russia fossil fuels, Middle East fossil fuels."

Tillman countered that McAleer is "all foam and no beer", saying he's misrepresented in "FrackNation," and was never interviewed for the film. He said he was afraid to bring his children to the debate because of comments McAleer has made in the past.

McAleer said he lives atop an abandoned oil well in Beverly Hills and hasn't had any ill side effects.

"I'm perfectly happy to live on an abandoned oil well," McAleer said. "The problem is I don't have the mineral rights."

He went on to say that supporting a fracking ban like the one in Denton sends millions of dollars to countries such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela.

Similar comments about Russia have been made by two members of the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that regulates oil and gas in the state.

Nicholas covers the energy, manufacturing, aviation and transportation beats for the Dallas Business Journal. Subscribe the Energy Inc. newsletter