Hundreds of people have converged in southern Britain for protest camps against the gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracking. Members of the group “No Dash for Gas” have gathered near the town of Balcombe to support local residents in their fight against the gas drilling company Cuadrilla. They’ve dubbed their encampment “Reclaim the Power.”

Sue Taylor: “Obviously, because we are in the village, we’ve done so much research on it, and we believe this is very dangerous technology. And if it’s been banned in France and the Netherlands and Germany, why is it safe here?”

Will McCallum: “All that they want to see is that drill taken away and never coming back. And so, and they’re willing to put their bodies on the line to do that.”

The protesters are carrying out civil disobedience at the drilling site as part of a two-day action that began today.