Flagging British Columbia's "Green" Premier
by C. L. Cook (with file from Janine Bandcroft)
Eco-Activist Ingmar Lee climbs flag pole at BC Legislature Having long
ago grown weary of corporate control of political and social processes,
long time environmentalist Ingmar Lee decided to join the 100,000
strong peoples' conference in Copenhagen and express his concerns about
the destruction of BC's wilderness.
Upon his release, Lee told Pacific Free Press;
"After being appalled and dismayed to see Canada shamed and embarrassed before the world by our prime minister and the premier of B.C.; and furthermore, the unbelievable issuance of a 'Green Leadership Award' to Gordon Campbell by Tzeporah Berman of ForestEthics, I felt compelled to point out to the people of Canada: Gordon Campbell is the champion of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline scheme.
"This project, if it proceeds will deliver half of the Alberta Tar Sand's daily production to the B.C. coast via an eleven hundred kilometer, one-metre diameter pipeline, to Kitimat where it will be loaded onto as many three hundred very large crude carriers (VLCC's) per year, from where it will be delivered to the world's insatiable and planet-killing internal combustion engines. This is not a Green premier, and Gordon Campbell's project is a colossal crime against the planet."
Lee was arrested after hanging the banner by Victoria City Police and charged with mischief. The banner was quickly cut down by a local tree service.
Lee's protest today highlights the proposed Enbridge Pipeline, planned
to carry oil products from the infamous Tar Sands in Alberta to be then
shipped across the Pacific. He targets B.C. premier, Gordon Campbell,
ironically the recipient last week in Copenhagen of a "Green"
leadership award.
Lee has led movements in B.C. to protect ancient forests, and protest
the shipment of raw logs out of BC.
Files courtesy of Janine Bandcroft
British Columbia's "award" winning premier, Gordon Campbell in a
2003 mugshot he was awarded in Hawaii for driving under the influence.
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Photos of Ingmar's banner hang are available here:
