Robert Redford On Rachel Maddow Show: Redford Criticizes Bush Environmental Moves (VIDEO)

The Bush Administration is engaged in a last-minute flurry of efforts to open up environmentally sensitive and protected wilderness in Utah to drilling for oil and gas. Renowned actor, director and environmental activist Robert Redford appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show to denounce these final attempts to relax environmental regulations, an issue about which he recently blogged for the Huffington Post.

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Comments

[JustAxin]

Some body (Redford) should setup a website for concerned citizens to rally for this cause.

[WesCAdle]

FYI, JustAxin, you may be interested in looking at the NRDC's website to see the various causes it supports. They email you valuable information such as who to write to and even attach letters addressing the issue that you can forward to the respective governmental agency or person. There are many great sites out there, I am just most familiar with this one.

[Eric8869]

Robert Redford needs to step up to the plate and cancel the Sundance Film Festival to protest UTAH's Mormon influence on passing PROP 8

[blackstarpictures]

No. The world doesn't stop because of Prop 8.

[jaycg9]

Agreed. I'm 'No On 8' down to my marrow, but it's a civil rights issue that will resolve itself, after much effort and tears, eventually. The environment is something that needs to be worried about every minute of every day. I don't blame Redford for sticking with the priority he's had for years now.

[NMO14]

It better stop...and FAST!

[goodgravy]

make that "my world doesn't stop". no man/woman is an island.

[SiberianRat]

So independent filmmakers get punished for what happened in CA? The Mormons won't suffer nearly as much as the young filmmakers. Instead, maybe he can use the event to showcase the coming environmental disaster in Utah if Bush and company get this through.

[LorettaSingbiel]

We need filmmakers to make a docomentary emphasizing all the environmental damage done by "The Decider".

[johnsopinion]

To quote the British "Well, there you have it."

Let me derail Redfords' crusade and get folks talking
about MY crusade. MY cause is much more important
and there isn't enough room on Huffington Post for TWO
crusades!

Sheeeeeesh!

[cyndeewi]

Redford has already stepped up to the plate. He is asking for our help as well. Get a grip will ya.

[Eric8869]

Yes but let's care as much about people as we do about trees