They Still Make Good Films These Days (Just Not In Hollywood) - 4

Example #4 - The Cove

"Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals. "
—Margaret Mead



An awesome documentary about some people, including Flipper's trainer Ric O'Barry, trying to stop the Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji, Japan. That red stuff at the end of the trailer is not a special effect.

The only thing that I didn't understand was the part about Mercury poisoning and how it causes Autism. RFK, Jr. said something about how there are no 30 year old autistics in response to some government study that said something about autism not getting detected until people are in their 30's. I really didn't understand what he was talking about because I am 35 years old and I did not even suspect that I had Asperger's Syndrome until 9 months ago. Everything else in this movie was awesome.

I wish there were more Ric O'Barry's in this world.

Please go to this website to find out more about what you can do:
http://www.takepart.com/thecove

So Sayeth the King of Funny Faces!

My BP, she wrote me a letter.

My BP wrote me a letter.

Consequences of the Oil Spill

Via: Travel Insurance

• You Gotta Move by The Rolling Stones

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The King Wrote to London

The King said:

     What Did You Do?

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London wrote back:

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The King encourages everyone to express their concerns about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Please write:

BP llc

1 St. James Place

London

SW1Y 4PD

United Kingdom

Traffic is a Serious Problem in Hackettstown

Hackettstown sits at the bottom of Schooley's Mountain.  The Musconetcong river turns west towards Philipsburg where the Golden Skillet, which is one of the last privately owned Fast Food restaurants in New Jersey. It's a classic. In fact, it was my father's favorite restaurant, but it also would be nice if we could knock it down and build a road over where it is, so that we could reduce traffic on Mountain Avenue making it not the most dangerous road in New Jersey anymore. Here's a letter I am proud of that I wrote to the Warren Reporter about this issue.


Click on picture to read Erik's letter.


I didn't choose the title "Shame on state". I wasn't trying to blast them. It is just a difficult situation.

Most of the bypass would affect Washington Township (Morris County) but most of the benefit would go to the Town of Hackettstown, so, if the Highlands Council were to permit, it's very much Washington Township's decision to do it or not. But, as you know, in Northwest New Jersey, everybody watches Fox News and listens to Rush Limbaugh (at least all the elected officials do), so there is a slim chance in hell that.

Also, this fight is not even a problem because the Highlands Council has designated all of Washington Township (Morris County) a protected territory, so they aren't developing anything on the other side of the Musconetcong. The Highlands Act and the Highlands Council is very controversial in Northwest New Jersey. Most of the rest of the state gets it's water from up here, and the residents up here don't like it.

Just google "Highlands Act NJ" or "Highlands Council NJ" and you'll see what I mean.

Here are just a few resources you can look at to find out more, if you want:

-New Jersey Highlands Council (Official Website)
-New Jersey Highlands Council - Master Plan
-Environmental Controversy, New Jersey Style: The Highlands Council and the NJ DEP - NJ.com Blog
-Lower affordable-housing quotas by Highlands Council might entice towns to follow its plan - Hunterdon County Democrat
-Landowners looking to take Highlands lawsuit to New Jersey Supreme Court - Express-Times
and the most recent news from my Township:

-Independence Township rejects state Highlands law mandate- Express-Times, Nov. 14, 2009

So I hope that makes you aware of what is perhaps the most pressing issue in Northwest New Jersey. It's all inter-related. If you think of something you can do to help, like go to a meeting and speak out, or write a letter, please do it. We need all the help we can get.

Warm Regards,

Erik B. Anderson
Independence Township, New Jersey
Established 1782

Erik's First Newspaper Story - August 18, 1996

Daily Local News - Chester County, PA

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This is a follow-up to the previous blog post:

WFB, Jr. - April 1996: "This is the reason America will never get anywhere."

The Western Ancient Forest Campaign is now known as the American Lands Alliance.

Here is more about my time at the Chester County Historical Society.