Take a photo tour of the Majestic Musconetcong
[Update: 5/24/09 – The Ledger article today modifies slightly my negative assessment – posted yesterday – of their coverage to date. The money quote from today’s Star Ledger story is by DEP Director of Watershed Management, Larry Baier:
“We can’t jeopardize the Musconetcong River to help Lake Hopatcong.”
See: State looks to balance interests at lake
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/morris/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1243137934308750.xml&coll=1
Today’s Star Ledger coverage warrants a repost of yesterday’s post:
The Star Ledger’s coverage of the Lake Hopatcong water level issue is not only biased towards short term economic considerations, it fails to inform and by doing so, actively misleads readers.
DEP is trying to maintain the flow in the Musconetcong River. A minimum river flow is required to protect water quality in the best fishing river in NJ.
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“Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend
Do it in the name of heaven, you can justify it in the end.
There won’t be any trumpets blowing, on the judgement day.
On the bloody morning after, one tin soldier rides away.”
~~~ “One Tin Soldier”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCR2huE2m8
Bill WolfeIn case you can’t read it in the photo, the inscription across the entire facade of the building behind that limo is:
“Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself”
It’s always we rambled, that river and I
All along your green valley, I will work till I die
My land I’ll defend with my life if it be
Cause my pastures of plenty must always be free
~~~ Woody Guthrie “Pastures of Plenty”
http://www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Pastures_Of_Plenty.htm
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The real Erin Brockovich comes to Pompton Lakes, NJ
Bill WolfeDupont Pompton Lakes facility entranceAt the invitation of local official Ed Meakem, I jumped into the Pompton Lakes fight last July, and warned residents and local officials that Dupont and DEP were working privately together and could not be trusted to protect their health or environment:
“On a Night Like This”
http://blog.nj.com/njv_bill_wolfe/2008/07/on_a_night_like_this.html
Since then, residents have organized and fought back. Wednesday night, Erin Brockovich echoed my advice to residents:
“just looking to government isn’t enough: “Agencies are absent. They are understaffed, underfunded, and often all they can do is rely on data given to them by the defendant [polluter.]”
Don’t be quiet. The community has to be united. And you have to say ‘I’m not going to take your [expletive] any more.’ They’re not going to like it. But it will take all of us to use our voices.”
Read the full story here:
Erin Brockovich takes on Pompton Lakes cause
Thursday, April 23, 2009
BY ELAINE D’AURIZIO
http://www.northjersey.com/environment/Erin_Brockovich_takes_on_Pompton_Lakes_cause.html
