<p>Teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied with climate change protesters in Canada's oil-rich province of Albert on Friday, as oil workers counter-protested by honking the horns of their big rigs.</p>.<p>"We are doing this because our future is at stake," Thunberg told crowd organizers estimated to be in the thousands, which gathered in front of the provincial legislature in Edmonton.</p>.<p>"We will not be bystanders. We are doing this because we want the people in power to unite behind the science."</p>.<p>But while many shouted their support for Thunberg, who has become the face of the fight against political inaction on global warming, counter-protesters who supported oil production traveled to the city to make their distaste for Thunberg known, blaring their horns as she spoke.</p>.<p>"We care for the environment, of course, we do. What they need to understand is that we're hurting and we also need to care about Alberta jobs," a counter-protester told Canadian media before joining a convoy of 50 vehicles that set out from Red Deer, Alberta for the provincial capital.</p>.<p>Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, speaking at the Friday opening of a new gas pipeline in the province, which holds the world's third-largest oil reserves, also had a message for Thunberg and her supporters.</p>.<p>"When they charged their iPhones last night, that power came from this plant," he said, pointing to the former coal-fired Keephills power plant near Edmonton that was being converted to natural gas.</p>.<p>"Albertans and Canadians are practical people," he said. "They like real-world solutions. Calling for the end of the modern industrial economy, advocating to put millions of people out of work... is not a real-world solution."</p>.<p>Alberta's energy industry is "taking bold risks, spending real money to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions," he added.</p>.<p>The province's oil sands are the single largest source of CO2 emissions in Canada. The sector has been hotly criticized by environmental groups, while a flight of foreign investment and a lack of pipelines to new markets has strangled development.</p>.<p>Last month, Thunberg marched in Montreal with nearly half-a-million supporters, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It was one of the largest rallies in Canadian history.</p>
<p>Teen activist Greta Thunberg rallied with climate change protesters in Canada's oil-rich province of Albert on Friday, as oil workers counter-protested by honking the horns of their big rigs.</p>.<p>"We are doing this because our future is at stake," Thunberg told crowd organizers estimated to be in the thousands, which gathered in front of the provincial legislature in Edmonton.</p>.<p>"We will not be bystanders. We are doing this because we want the people in power to unite behind the science."</p>.<p>But while many shouted their support for Thunberg, who has become the face of the fight against political inaction on global warming, counter-protesters who supported oil production traveled to the city to make their distaste for Thunberg known, blaring their horns as she spoke.</p>.<p>"We care for the environment, of course, we do. What they need to understand is that we're hurting and we also need to care about Alberta jobs," a counter-protester told Canadian media before joining a convoy of 50 vehicles that set out from Red Deer, Alberta for the provincial capital.</p>.<p>Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, speaking at the Friday opening of a new gas pipeline in the province, which holds the world's third-largest oil reserves, also had a message for Thunberg and her supporters.</p>.<p>"When they charged their iPhones last night, that power came from this plant," he said, pointing to the former coal-fired Keephills power plant near Edmonton that was being converted to natural gas.</p>.<p>"Albertans and Canadians are practical people," he said. "They like real-world solutions. Calling for the end of the modern industrial economy, advocating to put millions of people out of work... is not a real-world solution."</p>.<p>Alberta's energy industry is "taking bold risks, spending real money to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions," he added.</p>.<p>The province's oil sands are the single largest source of CO2 emissions in Canada. The sector has been hotly criticized by environmental groups, while a flight of foreign investment and a lack of pipelines to new markets has strangled development.</p>.<p>Last month, Thunberg marched in Montreal with nearly half-a-million supporters, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. It was one of the largest rallies in Canadian history.</p>