David Strathairn Joins the Pipeline Protest

29 Oct, 2011

Academy Award nominated actor David Strathairn, (nominated for his performance as journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, released a video urging his fellow Americans to join the November 6 Tar Sands Action protest in front of the White House.

Strathairn urges President Obama to honor to his campaign promises. He says, “Obama ran for office speaking of the dangers of our fossil fuel addiction, promising to fight climate change and fully embrace a clean energy future. The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a dangerous step away from that commitment.”

Strathairn has joined fellow actors Robert Redford, Daryl Hannah, Mark Ruffalo, Kyra Sedgwick, a number of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, and prominent environmentalists all of whom have expressed their opposition to the TransCanada’s pipeline.

The proposed pipeline would travel from Canadian oil sands sources in Alberta to refineries in Texas and is waiting on approval from the Obama administration. The President announced that his administration had not yet made a decision, but one is expected by the end of 2011.

In November, activists plan to surround the White House as part of the latest Tar Sands Action protest.