Mark Ruffalo, Environment Activists Pressure Royal Bank of Canada to Divest From Gas Pipeline Project
variety.comWilson Chapman editorMark Ruffalo has a long history working as an ally for indigenous communities, including protesting on site at Standing Rock in 2016.
Now, the three-time Oscar nominee is among the 65 celebrities who have signed an open letter demanding the Royal Bank of Canada withdraw funding for Coastal GasLink, a 416-mile pipeline that will cut through Wet’suwet’en land without the approval of the hereditary chiefs.“We have a voice, and our voice reaches the people.
And for some reason, we’re trusted,” Ruffalo said of using his celebrity to draw attention to the pipeline controversy. On Wednesday, Ruffalo also took part in a panel session event that was live streamed via YouTube.“We have this privilege, and we have to use it for the right thing.
None of this matters if our children can’t drink the water, they can’t breathe the air, they can’t go outside, the world burns around them.
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