Celebs fight Malibu gas facility plan: 'We have to use our voices and band together'

MALIBU, Calif. -- Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and othercelebrities gathered Sunday to protest a natural gas facilityproposed for a site 14 miles off the Malibu coast.

"We have to use our voices and band together and stop this," saidOscar winner Halle Berry.

The gathering -- also attended by Cindy Crawford, Jane Seymour,Dick Van Dyke and Tea Leoni -- was intended to raise awareness abouthow the energy industry has invested billions to liquefy and shipnatural gas across oceans.

There are five facilities proposed for California, with threealong the Southern California coastline. One of the world's largestenergy companies, Australian-based BHP Billiton, is seeking to buildthe terminal off the coast of Malibu and Oxnard. A decision isexpected next year.

BHP officials say the terminals would provide a reliable source oflow-polluting energy. Opponents say the terminals would not meetclean-air requirements and could be terrorist targets.

Celebs fight Malibu gas facility plan: 'We have to use our voices and band together'

MALIBU, Calif. -- Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan and othercelebrities gathered Sunday to protest a natural gas facilityproposed for a site 14 miles off the Malibu coast.

"We have to use our voices and band together and stop this," saidOscar winner Halle Berry.

The gathering -- also attended by Cindy Crawford, Jane Seymour,Dick Van Dyke and Tea Leoni -- was intended to raise awareness abouthow the energy industry has invested billions to liquefy and shipnatural gas across oceans.

There are five facilities proposed for California, with threealong the Southern California coastline. One of the world's largestenergy companies, Australian-based BHP Billiton, is seeking to buildthe terminal off the coast of Malibu and Oxnard. A decision isexpected next year.

BHP officials say the terminals would provide a reliable source oflow-polluting energy. Opponents say the terminals would not meetclean-air requirements and could be terrorist targets.