Daryl Hannah, the Hollywood actress who starred in blockbuster movies like Kill Bill and Mermaid, was arrested in front of the White House for protesting against the unbuilt Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Hannah spoke to reporters in Lafayette Park as she was carried off by police.
“Sometimes it’s necessary to sacrifice your freedom for a greater freedom, and we want to be free from the horrible death and destruction that fossil fuels cause, and have a clean energy future,” she said.
Sitting with other protesters, Hannah sat on the sidewalk in front of the White House and refused three requests from the Park Police to move.
Hannah has been arrested during fighting/protesting for environmental causes in the past. She stopped traffic in West Virginia over coal mining and protected urban gardens in Los Angeles.
