Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest

Actress Daryl Hannah is arrested by U.S. Park Police in front of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, during a protest against the Keystone oil pipeline. (Credit: AP)

(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in front of the White House on Tuesday while protesting a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The sit-in Tuesday involved Hannah and dozens of others protesting the Keystone XL pipeline. It would go through six states to refineries in Texas.

"We stand here today to just say no to slavery, to just say no to tar, sands, oil, and no to the Keystone pipeline," Hannah said during the protest, according to CNN.

Before she was arrested, Hannah told The Associated Press the protesters want to be free from dependence on fossil fuels. The group calls for clean energy investments instead. Hannah says they hope President Barack Obama will not bow to oil lobbyists.

Hannah sat down on the sidewalk near the White House and refused orders from U.S. Park Police to move. More than 70 people were arrested during the Tar Sand Action protest, according to Reuters.

The actress, whose film credits include "Splash" and the "Kill Bill" franchise, has been arrested in the past for environmental causes.