Celebrities push Biden to oppose
controversial Minnesota pipeline
Posted By: NorthernDog, 7/7/2021 1:51:46 PM
Celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Mark Ruffalo are trying to push the Biden administration to oppose the controversial Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, highlighting concerns about Indigenous rights and climate change. “Construction of the project is an unfolding human rights crisis. Operating it over its lifetime would significantly exacerbate the climate crisis. It fails any reasonable test of climate justice,” reads a Wednesday letter, which was signed by a total of 200 people, including Jane Fonda, Amy Schumer, Orlando Bloom, Danny Glover, Joaquin Phoenix and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer. Enbridge's Line 3 vessel has spurred significant
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What would we do without celebutards? Most of them could not care less about the country's energy needs.