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Canadian Hottie Speaks up for Boreal Forest


I have always been a fan of Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds, who is best known for feature roles in movies such as Van Wilder, Definitely Maybe, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and many others. Oh, and did I mention he was named one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive in 2008 and 2009? Well now I have one more reason to adore him (aside from his notorious six pack). Ryan is an advocate for clean energy and greater investment in renewable energy sources. He realises that the real price of oil isn’t the one listed on the billboard at the gas station, but the one that takes into account the total environmental and human costs of oil production. Ryan recently shot a video for the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) entitled, The True Cost of a Gallon of Gas. In the video Ryan urges the public to petition the American government to pass clean energy and climate legislation. He also reminds us that we face similar challenges in Canada:

I didn’t grow up in Louisiana, and I can imagine those who did are even more passionate about cleaning up this mess than the rest of us. I grew up in Canada, where we have a similar tragedy being carried out right now: the ancient boreal forest in Northern Alberta is being destroyed to collect dirty tar sands oil. Oil that generates three times the global warming pollution as regular crude. As a result, entire ecosystems and indigenous communities are being devastated.

 

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