LONDON — It was supposed to be a very peaceful and civilised affair.
Actress Emma Thompson set up a baking station in a field in Lancashire on Wednesday, as part of a “Frack-Free Bake Off” protesting fracking with Greenpeace.
She explained the plan — to make a solar cake and a wind-powered cake — to policemen on the scene before the baking began.
In a blog for Greenpeace, she explained her motivation further.
“For almost five years, Lancashire has been in the midst of a battle to stop the shale gas industry,” she wrote. “And despite huge local opposition, fracking firm Cuadrilla is determined to set up its rigs and drill.” Read more…
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