Communicating liquefied natural gas: Extractivist politics and discourse in British Columbia
Journal: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Year: 2020

Shale gas extraction via hydraulic fracturing is a controversial issue in North America. In British Columbia (BC), the provincial government and its industry partners have made relentless efforts since late 2011 to develop an export-oriented liqueﬁed natural gas (LNG) industry targeting Asia. However, the aggressive pursuit of extractivism underlying this policy initiative has stimulated continuous public debates. Drawing upon the growing body of scholarship addressing environmental communicatio