The actor is trying to collect petition signatures against the Keystone XL pipeline

Sep 17, 2013 19:16 GMT  ·  By

Actor Robert Redford is nothing if not preoccupied with the fate of our planet. Hence his agreeing to take a stand against the tar sands oil industry, and demand that President Obama do no give the green light to the Keystone XL pipeline project.

In the video above, the actor argues that Alberta oil is one of the dirtiest energy sources in the world. Therefore, the Keystone XL pipeline should not be built.

“We already know that tar sands development causes more carbon pollution than conventional oil,” Robert Redford says.

“The Obama administration can help North America solve our climate problem is by rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and calling on the Canadian government to cap tar sands production," he adds.

Those wishing to take a stand against the tar sands oil industry need only head over to DemandCleanPower.org, and sign the petition asking that President Obama reject plans to build the Keystone XL pipeline.