Anti-fracking activists set up a fake rig on the lawn of the premier of the province of British Columbia Sunday to protest her support for hydraulic fracturing for liquefied natural gas. Fracking involves forcing a mix of water and chemicals under high pressure to break rock and release natural gas. The concern is that it pollutes enormous quantities of fresh water.
Premier Christy Clark made liquefied natural gas a central plank of her re-election campaign earlier this year and has just returned from a tour of North America and Asia to promote its export.
Protest lasted 15 minutes
“Because the premier loves fracking, we figured we would save her the hassle of trying to take over other peoples’ homes and bring it right to her!” said Jacquelyn Fraser, an activist with with Rising Tide-Vancouver Coast Salish Territories.
The protest lasted 15 minutes. Then police came and escorted activists off the premier’s property.
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