Fractivism and related “Keep-It-in-the-Ground” type movements ran completely off the rails in 2017, plowing themselves into the dirt rhetorically speaking.

As we take stock of 2017 and prepare for the new year, it’s a good time to look back at some of the colossal missteps by “Keep It in the Ground” activists. These extremists, who seek to keep oil and natural gas “in the ground” regardless of the detrimental effects to all of us, upped their rhetoric (and hypocrisy) to new levels as they sought to counter the millions of ways that oil and gas products make Americans’ lives better. Below are a few of their most egregious fails.

1.       Endangering others

A hallmark of “Keep It in the Ground” activists is their disregard for the welfare of others—whether it’s the locals in the areas they occupy, the law enforcement officials tasked with attempting to keep order, or the other innocent bystanders affected by their reckless actions. This disregard was dramatically highlighted at the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline:

• In the towns and areas surrounding the #NoDAPL protest camp in North Dakota, the locals were harassed and intimidated by activists. A report by the County Sheriffs’ Office recounted that “Families reported fear of leaving their homes and farmsteads; strangers taking photos or videotaping rural residents; vehicles and masked protestors playing chicken with local residents on county roads or shaking fists at them as they drive by; … families staying in Bismarck-Mandan hotels out of fear for their own personal safety; rural route buses escorted to schools by law enforcement.”

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http://naturalgasnow.org/fractivism-went-off-rails-dirt-2017/