Farting chimneys film takes aim at British Gas and fracking industry

Gas chimney characters flatulently expel fracked gas in a light-hearted film that attacks the British Gas involvement in the hotly debated fracking industry that has led to protests in Balcombe, West Sussex.

Fracking protest: 'don’t squeeze the last gas out of Britain' by Ecotricity
Fracking protest: 'don’t squeeze the last gas out of Britain' by Ecotricity

Ecotricity created the film that implores "don’t squeeze the last gas out of Britain" and alleges a third of British households are financing the fracking industry via their gas bills, because their energy is supplied by British Gas, a "major investor in fracking".

Brand: Ecotricity

Client: David Oliver, head of marketing at Ecotricity

Agency: Man+Hatchet

Creative: Henry Cowling  

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