A hoax taken very seriously by the public. By sending eviction notices to individuals, posting building permits in certain places and tagging markings on the ground suggesting work, the association The noise that runs has made believe in the realization of a pipeline giant of 1,443 km which would leave the Netherlands and then cross France from north to south, reports BFMTV. This operation was carried out this Monday, April 24 in several cities such as Rouen, Paris, Lyon and Marseille.
The action, claimed by a collective of 150 artists and environmental activists, aims to denounce the environmental and social cost of a real pipeline project - Eacop, East African oil pipeline - launched by TotalEnergies , between Uganda and Tanzania. "We wanted to make an impression and grab people's guts," explains Julie Pasquet, co-founder of the association. A website in the name of the Wecop project has even been created, as well as accounts on social networks. A call center "parodying the Total argument" has even sprung up and petitions have also been launched online to oppose the completion of the pipeline.
Here is the map ��️ explaining the route of our new pipeline
“We generated strong emotions in a lot of people: fear, sadness, anger. That was the goal, even if it was difficult for us. But people in Tanzania or Uganda experience this on a daily basis since they have been dislodged by Total's Eacop project. It was an action prepared for several months, "says Alix, an activist from the association interviewed by France 3.
