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- Yes, I move that the town
vote to ban the sale of water
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in plastic bottles in Concord
starting January 1st, 2011.
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I want to discuss the Great
Pacific Garbage Patch.
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- That's way in the Pacific.
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We're here in Concord.
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Could you go...
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- I know, but that's where
the plastic bottles go.
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- Yep.
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That's where they go.
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And could you go on to
the third one, please?
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- I've returned with an article
carefully written as a bylaw.
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I ask for your
support once again.
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- Ms. Hill.
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- Good evening.
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Two years ago, I
began this effort
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because my grandson
Mack told me about
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the disastrous
environmental effect
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of empty plastic bottles.
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- What's the problem
with Concord right now?
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- Yeah, there's a woman
in town who has...
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for the past three years, she's
been trying to ban the sale
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of bottled water.
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- Ban the sale of what?
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(LAUGHTER)
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- I know, I know it sounds
crazy Dan, and I'm with you.
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She wants to ban the
sale of bottled water...
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- Bottled water?
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- Yes, bottled water.
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(DOORBELL)
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- Hi, would you
sign my petition?
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- Oh, I don't agree with that.
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- OK.
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Well, thanks, anyhow.
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Bye.
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- I think of all towns where
freedom should be protected,
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I mean, Concord is where
it should be protected.
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- I'm back with a bottle ban.
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People sort of flee
when they see me
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because they know they're going
to get a little sermonette.
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(DOORBELL)
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- Why in a town like Concord...
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(DOORBELL)
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...when we recycle?
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Go find another town
in Massachusetts
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where they're not doing
a great job recycling.
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Doesn't that make more
sense than removing
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the single most healthy
beverage that's contained
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in plastic on the market?
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- Well, she has twins
and she's pretty busy.
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She's probably in the
middle of giving them
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one of their snacks.
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OK, well, onward and upward.
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I consider myself a warrior.
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I live in Concord
and I'm trying to get
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plastic water bottles banned.
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And warriors have to be
prepared for any enemy.
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Boy, it's a mess in there.
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Looks like someone's
just moved in.
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I think I'll skip this one.
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- These ideas that
we can actually
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have free choice in what
we buy and how we shop,
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they're under attack right
now by one bill, one person.
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- She's a prophet.
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People think prophets are crazy.
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But honestly, over
time, you think
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they're less crazy
because you realize
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they're on to something.
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- I'm no prophet.
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I'm the right person, and
this is the right time.
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- My name is Eric Van Loon.
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I'm the elected town
moderator here in Concord.
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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Concord is a very special
community in American history.
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There were lots of reasons to be
attracted to living in Concord.
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- This cheese will reportedly
be the largest wheel
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of Italian cheese anywhere
in the Western hemisphere.
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(CROWD CHEERING)
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- We have everything from
Walden Pond and Luisa May Alcott
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to Ralph Waldo Emerson
and Henry David Thoreau,
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plus the key role that Concord
played in the Revolutionary War
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once the embattled farmers
stood and fired the shot heard
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round the world at the old North
Bridge a half mile from here.
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- I think it really
started in Lexington,
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but then it came to Concord.
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And Concord was where they
stood up against the British.
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"By the rude bridge
that arched the flood,
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their flag to April's
breeze unfurled.
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Here, once, the
embattled farmer stood...
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- Raise arms.
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- Raise arms.
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- ...and fired the shot
heard 'round the world."
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I find that very moving.
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To me, it symbolizes the
same thing that I'm doing.
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And so it'll be the second
shot heard 'round the world.
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That's pretty corny,
but it will be.
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I'm doing it because I know
it's right and I know it's just.
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- Over here, ma'am.
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Have a seat.
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- Thank you, sir.
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- Yeah, you're welcome.
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Take care of yourself.
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- I will.
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I'm Jean Hill, and
this is where I live.
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The address is 24 Concord
Green, Apartment 5.
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And I've been living
here quite a long time
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and I like it very much.
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Here it is.
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Oh, I remember this so well.
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This is 73 Monument Street,
where my husband and I raised
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our four children.
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My husband died in '06.
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For a year, I was
mourning, but after
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that I realized that for
the first time in my life
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I was not responsible to
anyone and I could do anything
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I pleased.
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I didn't have to do any
cooking for my kids,
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I didn't have to worry
about my husband.
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And I liked that,
but I did find it
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necessary to find
some kind of activity.
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And that's when
I started working
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against plastic bottles.
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My grandson, Mack...
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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I was visiting their house one
day and Mack said, "You know,
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Grandma, there are big bunches
of plastic in the ocean
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and it's really terrible."
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He was a smart little kid and
he looked it up on the computer.
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You're the source
of all this trouble.
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Then I started thinking on
it and using the internet
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to get information.
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This is the Great
Pacific Garbage Patch.
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There it is.
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And it is an amazing mass.
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Look at the size of those gyres,
and there are so many of them.
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Do you have the
Concord Journal yet?
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- Yes, ma'am, right
on the bottom shelf.
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- OK.
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You have the best
butcher in town.
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- Thank you very much.
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- Now I need that penny...
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- Thank you very much.
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- ...because every penny helps.
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- Absolutely.
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There you go, you
gave me one too many.
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Thank you.
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- Thank you.
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- Bye, now.
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- Bye-bye.
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"Bottled water debate resumes."
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The more ink you
get, the better.
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On and on the debate goes.
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- Democracy is alive and well
in Concord, and lots of people
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have points of
views on everything
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and they're all very articulate.
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- As a community, there's no
community in the United States
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that's ever made
a community choice
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to eliminate a product such
as single serve bottled water.
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- People want to drink
water, and as a merchant
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it's my job to give
people what they want.
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The packaging is not as
important as the product.
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- This land has
been in agriculture
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back before the
settlers came, and it
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seems the Indians didn't have
a very good immigration policy
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and they lost the land
to some of the intruders.
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And this was part of the land
taken by the King of England
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when they came.
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76 years I've lived in Concord,
which actually is about
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a fifth of the town's history.
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I'm opposed to the
bottled water ban,
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I think that people should be
able to make their own choice.
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I don't drink it, never
bought a bottle in my life.
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But I think people
should be able to choose.
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- Imagine how our Founding
Fathers would feel now if after
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writing the Declaration
of Independence --
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which talks about life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness --
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if they heard hundreds
of years later,
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you wouldn't even have the
freedom to even be able to buy
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water.
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It's not crack or heroin.
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It's water.
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Let's keep this in
perspective, OK?
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- It's also, I think, a
pretty slippery slope when
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you start trying to make
healthy legal items illegal.
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I don't know where it
starts and where it ends,
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but I think it's a
pretty slippery slope
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to start to take away the
freedom of choice for people.
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(DRUM ROLL)
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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- Live free or die,
because death is not
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the worst of all evils.
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Slavery is.
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(GUNSHOT)
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(CAR ALARM)
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- I'm Chuck Hacala, captain of
the Bedford Minutemen Company.
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We are here today for the
Meriam Corner Exercise,
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and our company is specifically
invited to this event
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because we carry the
Bedford flag, which
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was the only flag carried at
the Battle of Concord in 1775.
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We have lots of things, lots of
laws that attack our freedoms.
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I can't just go out and drive
200 miles an hour in my car.
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I would like to have
that freedom, maybe,
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but we decide as
a group that, no,
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we're going to actually
put in some laws
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that limit our
behaviors but in what we
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consider a positive way.
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So I think, again, it's
up to the people that
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want to ban the bottles
to convince the larger
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community that this is
really good for everybody.
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And if they can
convince enough people,
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then I think it's perfectly
fine to ban something
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like bottled water.
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- Well, what I'm doing is I have
a petition Article, number 32
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on the town warrant,
and that is to ban
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the sale of drinking
water in plastic bottles
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in the town of Concord.
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- I don't think we have
that kind of problem.
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I think those have
been overblown a lot
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in the last several years.
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Why put more burdens of
people than they already have?
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- Well, because only
20% of the plastic water
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bottles are recycled.
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- How do we know that, though?
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What's our statistics for that?
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- You can find out a lot
about all these issues
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if you go to Corporate
Accountability
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International in Boston.
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They have tobacco...
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things...
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what did you do?
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Why did you kill that bug?
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Well, I don't want
to argue with you.
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- No, I don't either.
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- But...
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- I would say you're
probably the Goliath
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and I think the Davids
are the folks that
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are going to probably
want to drink their water.
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- No.
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- We'll proceed initially with
the discussion of Article 38.
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- Hello?
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Oh.
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(LAUGHTER)
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- Hello.
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- OK, I guess it's on.
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- Please identify yourself.
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- I'm Jean Hill, and I
live at 24 Concord Green.
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- And I'm Jill Appel, and I
live at 244 Caterina Heights.
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- We're a team.
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- Thank you very much.
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- I'm the perspiration,
she's the inspiration.
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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When I first met
Jean, I wasn't really
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compelled to think of bottled
water in the way that I do now.
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People said, "Oh, bottled
water, bottled water, what
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a small thing", and
"You're not going
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to make a big difference",
and things like that.
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And I have to admit my first
reaction also was, jeez,
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what are we talking about here?
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You know, water in
plastic bottles?
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Come on.
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But throughout my
research I guess
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I found that bottled water
is really the epitome,
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it is the poster child
for unsustainability.
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And the more I learned
about the issue,
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the more I realized that
she's got something.
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It's really important.
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Even when you can
make a small change,
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that small change could
have a big impact.
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- I think Jill realized
that I needed help,
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because I'm a loner and she
knows the way the town works.
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She's much better at that.
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So we make... together
we make a very good team.
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- We're both strong women.
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When I get out of
line, Jean'll tell me.
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And when Jean...
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when I need to rope
Jean in, I'll tell her.
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So I think there's a
lot of mutual respect.
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- Because I have the passion
and she has the know-how,
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and that works.
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- I think this is a time
where one community can
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put its foot down
and say "We're going
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to take a stand
against this product
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because it's an
unsustainable product."
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I think the time is right.
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Good morning, Jean!
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- Good morning, Jill.
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- How are you?
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- Here, I'm all set
for the coordinations.
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- I heard, I called ahead.
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My focus is more at
the community level,
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because you have to think global
but work at the local level
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to make things happen.
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And I guess within
the town of Concord,
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I feel there's a
good community that's
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supportive of
environmental issues.
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This is the kind of
place where we can
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get some of this stuff done.
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Thank you so much
for coming today.
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And thank you for
participating in this,
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because I think we
have an opportunity
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to really make history here.
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The Article that we've got this
year is basically the same.
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It still focuses on
single serve bottles only,
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of one liter or less.
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So the gallon jugs are not
covered by the Article.
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There still is an
exemption for emergencies.
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The deal on this is
not about the fines,
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it's about making a statement
about an unsustainable product
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that we would choose not
to have in our community.
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So our goal this year is to
really reach out and just get
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votes.
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- Each person has their
own circle of friends.
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And so if you can spread
the word among your friends,
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that'll be a big help.
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- The idea is that we're quietly
going about gathering votes
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from sympathetic people.
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We appreciate your
coming tonight
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and look forward to working
with you on the campaign.
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- One of the key features
of Town Meeting --
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and this goes back
in Massachusetts law
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and the Constitution for
really hundred of years --
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is the right of individual
citizens to bring a measure
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to a vote at Town Meeting.
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And the bar is very, very low.
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10 signatures is all that's
required to get a warrant
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Article before the town.
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- Well, I'm tickled that
I got so many signatures.
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Many more than I need.
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The minimum is 10, but I
got much more than that.
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Hello, Anita.
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- How are you doing?
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Nice to see you again.
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Stamp them in for you, so that
we know that you've got them
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in on time...
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- Yup.
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- ...by the deadline,
and this looks great.
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Best of luck with this, Jean.
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- Thank you.
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- And it was nice to see you.
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- Thank you.
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- And happy new year.
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- Bye-bye,
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- Bye, Arlene.
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Well, that's done.
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Now I just have to finish it.
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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- When I think back to
the Founding Fathers
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and the radical thought
that was going on there,
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these are people who realized
the world was changing.
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And they wanted to change
it into a better place.
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They were leaving behind
the feudal system,
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the absolute monarchal systems
that had dominated in Europe,
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00:19:09,410 --> 00:19:11,995
and saying "We need
a new world order."
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And they were radicals, that's
what they're fighting for.
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They were fighting for ideals.
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I'm Bob Lawson.
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- I'm Bill Turville.
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This is our sculpture.
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Bob's idea, my assistance
in realizing it.
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- My concept of putting
together the sculpture...
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00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,460
right now, it's really
to support Jean's Article
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and I hope it helps
that thing pass.
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When this is finished, it'll
be comprised of 1,500 water
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bottles -- 1,500.
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And that's the number
that are consumed
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every second in the United
States, just the United States
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alone.
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Every second of every day, all
these bottles and the ones you
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saw on the wall there
came from one family --
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one family -- who recycles
them, but I would get to...
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I noticed how many they were
getting rid of every week
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and I would get there before
the recycling truck came.
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00:20:05,510 --> 00:20:07,093
And I would just
take their recycling,
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and I'd throw them in my thing.
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00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:12,190
We're not the radicals.
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Just like Jean... the people,
Jean Hill, and Jill Appel,
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and everyone who's
going to vote for them,
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they are not the radicals.
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The radicals are
the people who think
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that we can alter the chemistry
of our Earth, for profit.
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For profit.
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This is what this
is, this is profit.
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These companies
need to sell more.
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They couldn't sell more
Coke and Pepsi and all that,
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so they decided to sell water.
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- What's the first reason I'm
helping out in the campaign?
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Well, the first reason I'm
helping out in the campaign
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is because my
mother asked me to.
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(LAUGHTER)
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People are already dying
from climate change,
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and people are already
suffering from climate change,
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and it's going to
get a lot worse.
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00:21:00,930 --> 00:21:04,075
You have to say, when
people talk about choice,
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and "I'd like to be able to
go down buy bottled water"...
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00:21:06,450 --> 00:21:08,500
you don't make a
choice in a vacuum.
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00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:10,612
- I think we have to have
some component within
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the presentation that
talks about litigation...
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00:21:12,570 --> 00:21:13,150
- Yeah.
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00:21:13,150 --> 00:21:15,060
- ...and I think we ought to
make it clear to the people
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in the room that we
expect to get sued.
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00:21:16,700 --> 00:21:17,200
(LAUGHTER)
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00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,533
- All right, well, if you are
going to make that point I
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think you should not fail to
underline we're being picked
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on by a giant bully who's
much more powerful...
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00:21:25,290 --> 00:21:27,630
- That's right, and Concord
doesn't respond well
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to bullies.
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00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:31,890
- I thought of a visual of the
bottled water industry dressed
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00:21:31,890 --> 00:21:35,500
in red coats shooting bottled
water saying "Drink up,
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Concord.
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00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,430
Or else."
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And I just...
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I like that kind of
visual piece because I
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00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,190
think we have to come
right out and say,
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we had some bullies
in here 200 years ago.
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All right, do the math.
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00:21:48,030 --> 00:21:48,697
250 years ago...
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00:21:48,697 --> 00:21:49,696
- And we'll be firing...
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00:21:49,696 --> 00:21:50,510
- ...whatever.
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00:21:50,510 --> 00:21:53,110
- We'll be firing the second
shot heard 'round the world.
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00:21:53,110 --> 00:21:54,985
- And are we going to
let them intimidate us?
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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00:22:06,270 --> 00:22:07,750
It's a big industry.
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00:22:07,750 --> 00:22:09,937
It's a big industry to
try and... you know,
426
00:22:09,937 --> 00:22:11,610
it's David and Goliath here.
427
00:22:11,610 --> 00:22:12,110
- Yeah.
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00:22:12,110 --> 00:22:14,760
Well, do you look at the
size of their postcards?
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Last year, we sent one out.
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00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:17,370
It was this big.
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00:22:17,370 --> 00:22:19,969
And their postcard was
this big last year.
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00:22:19,969 --> 00:22:22,010
Now it's even bigger and
there are three of them.
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00:22:22,010 --> 00:22:22,737
- This is power.
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00:22:22,737 --> 00:22:23,320
This is power.
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00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:23,944
- Yeah, really.
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We're big.
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00:22:24,490 --> 00:22:25,060
We're powerful.
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00:22:25,060 --> 00:22:26,809
We're going to take
up your whole mailbox.
439
00:22:26,809 --> 00:22:28,954
- And we're going to send
two of them to every...
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00:22:28,954 --> 00:22:30,120
- It's kind of intimidating.
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00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,080
- Just got this in
the mail yesterday.
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And so, they're coming up
with some pretty big graphics
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00:22:35,010 --> 00:22:36,510
and really trying
to catch your eye.
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00:22:36,510 --> 00:22:38,940
And that's why I'm trying
to catch some eyes too,
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00:22:38,940 --> 00:22:40,430
to counteract this.
446
00:22:40,430 --> 00:22:43,530
But this is what we're
dealing with in Concord now.
447
00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:45,390
It's getting hot
and heavy this week.
448
00:22:45,390 --> 00:22:46,955
- But you can see they're
working at every demographic
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00:22:46,955 --> 00:22:47,780
here.
450
00:22:47,780 --> 00:22:48,390
- Yeah.
451
00:22:48,390 --> 00:22:49,390
- Let's get the...
452
00:22:49,390 --> 00:22:50,760
- Oh, yeah, look at this.
453
00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,640
The moms, the soccer
moms, the kids.
454
00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,640
- I'm a little alarmed
to see all the ads
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that have come around.
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Did you see the...
457
00:22:56,970 --> 00:22:58,160
- Well, they always do that.
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00:22:58,160 --> 00:22:58,490
It's...
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00:22:58,490 --> 00:22:58,990
- Do they?
460
00:22:58,990 --> 00:23:00,912
The postcards that
came to all of us?
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00:23:00,912 --> 00:23:02,424
- ...all of it, propaganda.
462
00:23:02,424 --> 00:23:02,965
- Oh my gosh.
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00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:04,900
It's like 8 and a 1/2 by 11".
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00:23:04,900 --> 00:23:05,750
- Yeah, it's huge.
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00:23:05,750 --> 00:23:06,760
- "A ban will cost..."
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00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,240
Oh, we're looking
at the cost angle.
467
00:23:09,240 --> 00:23:11,690
Oh my gosh.
468
00:23:11,690 --> 00:23:15,510
Concord has a history
of not giving in,
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00:23:15,510 --> 00:23:17,550
as the seat of the
American Revolution.
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00:23:17,550 --> 00:23:21,380
I mean, the penalty at that
point in time was death.
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00:23:21,380 --> 00:23:23,460
You know, I mean you
went out with your musket
472
00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:25,510
and you didn't know whether
you were coming back.
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00:23:25,510 --> 00:23:28,570
And here we're talking
about bottled water,
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for crying out loud.
475
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
476
00:23:35,740 --> 00:23:38,990
- I think the story concerning
Jean Hill and her request
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to ban the sale of bottled water
in the town really goes back
478
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two years, and a Town Meeting we
had two years ago seemed to me
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to be very pro-environment.
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00:23:48,670 --> 00:23:50,990
- I've brought my
own here tonight,
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filled from the kitchen tap.
482
00:23:52,530 --> 00:23:55,230
- However Jean's
article, as you know,
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00:23:55,230 --> 00:23:56,942
had some flaws in
the writing of it
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00:23:56,942 --> 00:23:58,650
and the Attorney
General of Massachusetts
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found that it was unenforceable.
486
00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:04,990
And then in 2011, Jean
resubmitted the article.
487
00:24:04,990 --> 00:24:07,450
The mood of Town
Meeting had changed.
488
00:24:07,450 --> 00:24:09,880
- ...and what democracy
means to me is freedom.
489
00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,460
And one of those core
freedoms is for Americans
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00:24:12,460 --> 00:24:16,510
to be able to choose what it is
they eat, drink, and consume.
491
00:24:16,510 --> 00:24:19,990
- Jean, as determined as she
is, this is her life's work
492
00:24:19,990 --> 00:24:22,440
and this is her
major contribution.
493
00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,910
And she's determined
to go back this year.
494
00:24:24,910 --> 00:24:25,880
- Good morning.
495
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Last year, I believe that I
had enough supporters to win.
496
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However the vote was not called
until very late, by which time
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my weary supporters
had departed.
498
00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,240
- Town Meeting is very
much by the people
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00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,310
and of the people for sure.
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It's one of the oldest forms of
government in the United States
501
00:24:46,210 --> 00:24:48,410
and yet, except for
here in New England,
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most people don't
really know about it.
503
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On Article 38, the vote in favor
was 265 -- the vote opposed,
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272.
505
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,126
So it fails to pass
by seven votes.
506
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(APPLAUSE)
507
00:25:08,850 --> 00:25:12,980
- So I lost by seven votes.
508
00:25:12,980 --> 00:25:16,850
I can remember Jill just... she
was so disappointed she just
509
00:25:16,850 --> 00:25:18,420
ran out.
510
00:25:18,420 --> 00:25:22,000
And I just sat there stunned.
511
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,210
- We can be fierce as
lions if we're challenged,
512
00:25:25,210 --> 00:25:28,840
and we will stand our ground
as we have done in the past,
513
00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:30,290
and we will triumph in the end.
514
00:25:30,290 --> 00:25:33,260
And I just want to
say congratulations
515
00:25:33,260 --> 00:25:36,110
to Jean Hill, who's worked
so hard for so long,
516
00:25:36,110 --> 00:25:38,050
and I hope we see her next year.
517
00:25:38,050 --> 00:25:38,550
Thank you.
518
00:25:42,670 --> 00:25:46,973
- I am going on
this journey again.
519
00:25:57,500 --> 00:25:59,670
Some of these trees or so old.
520
00:26:14,025 --> 00:26:17,340
- Town Manager serves as chief
executive officer for the town,
521
00:26:17,340 --> 00:26:19,940
and I work for a
five member elected,
522
00:26:19,940 --> 00:26:23,477
non-paid Board of Selectmen,
who jointly share executive
523
00:26:23,477 --> 00:26:24,810
authority with the Town Manager.
524
00:26:24,810 --> 00:26:28,170
And I've been in my job here
in Concord for about 18 years.
525
00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:29,810
I have gone back
and forth on it,
526
00:26:29,810 --> 00:26:33,900
because I'm sympathetic with the
local merchants in particular,
527
00:26:33,900 --> 00:26:37,230
and we really want
to try to keep
528
00:26:37,230 --> 00:26:38,910
shopping viable in Concord.
529
00:26:38,910 --> 00:26:39,820
We're a small town.
530
00:26:39,820 --> 00:26:42,810
It's tough for small
merchants to make a go of it
531
00:26:42,810 --> 00:26:44,960
with such a small
population base.
532
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:49,950
My prediction is -- I
guess if asked today,
533
00:26:49,950 --> 00:26:53,330
five months before Town
Meeting convenes --
534
00:26:53,330 --> 00:26:55,982
that they would probably
be predisposed to say that
535
00:26:55,982 --> 00:26:57,190
we've already discussed this.
536
00:26:57,190 --> 00:26:59,070
We decided last year
we don't want to do it,
537
00:26:59,070 --> 00:27:01,920
and we still don't
want to do it.
538
00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,075
- The room across the hall
is the Selectmen's room,
539
00:27:04,075 --> 00:27:05,700
and that's where the
Board of Selectmen
540
00:27:05,700 --> 00:27:09,590
meet and make the executive
decisions on a weekly basis.
541
00:27:09,590 --> 00:27:13,817
Their meetings are recorded
and rebroadcast on TV.
542
00:27:13,817 --> 00:27:16,150
- ...and also our snow and
ice account seems to still be
543
00:27:16,150 --> 00:27:16,990
in good shape.
544
00:27:16,990 --> 00:27:19,090
(LAUGHTER)
545
00:27:19,090 --> 00:27:22,360
- You're not relinquishing
it yet, however, right?
546
00:27:22,360 --> 00:27:25,800
It being a couple of
minutes past 8:00,
547
00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:30,070
I'm going to skip ahead on
the agenda to the presentation
548
00:27:30,070 --> 00:27:33,090
on Article 32 by Jean Hill.
549
00:27:33,090 --> 00:27:36,900
- This year's presentation
will be similar to last year's
550
00:27:36,900 --> 00:27:40,016
and will reflect the
feedback we received.
551
00:27:40,016 --> 00:27:41,640
- You know, I think
the important thing
552
00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,440
to know about the Article
is that it's really not
553
00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:45,500
about the fines.
554
00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:49,237
It's really about the
community making a choice
555
00:27:49,237 --> 00:27:50,070
around this product.
556
00:27:50,070 --> 00:27:51,520
- Changing behavior and
changing the culture.
557
00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:52,936
- Changing behavior
with something
558
00:27:52,936 --> 00:27:56,314
that sticks, and
that's meaningful.
559
00:27:56,314 --> 00:27:57,230
- Thank you very much.
560
00:27:57,230 --> 00:27:58,020
- OK, great.
561
00:27:58,020 --> 00:27:59,436
Appreciate your
coming in tonight.
562
00:27:59,436 --> 00:28:00,390
- Thank you very much.
563
00:28:00,390 --> 00:28:00,450
- Thanks, Jill.
564
00:28:00,450 --> 00:28:02,450
- And we will be taking a
position at a future meeting.
565
00:28:02,450 --> 00:28:03,290
- Thank you for letting us come.
566
00:28:03,290 --> 00:28:03,805
- Admire your persistence.
567
00:28:03,805 --> 00:28:05,800
- Look forward to
seeing you again.
568
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:09,930
- Well I'm 84 and I'm still
going, so I hope to...
569
00:28:09,930 --> 00:28:10,580
- Keep it up.
570
00:28:10,580 --> 00:28:11,288
We appreciate it.
571
00:28:11,288 --> 00:28:13,040
- Time is a winged
chariot at my heels.
572
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,400
(LAUGHTER)
573
00:28:18,330 --> 00:28:21,743
- The industry has been
active yet not visible.
574
00:28:25,380 --> 00:28:28,130
My belief is they're
using our local -- well,
575
00:28:28,130 --> 00:28:29,900
he actually doesn't
live in town --
576
00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:34,480
the owner of our local grocery
store to make their case.
577
00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:39,250
The local grocery store now
has a big bottled water vending
578
00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:43,240
area with cases of single
serve bottled water,
579
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,920
as well as apparently
a big poster
580
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:49,710
on why people are supposed
to vote against Article 32,
581
00:28:49,710 --> 00:28:52,410
because it's going to
hurt local businesses.
582
00:28:52,410 --> 00:28:54,660
The owner of the
store is Jim Crosby.
583
00:28:54,660 --> 00:28:57,190
The name of the store
is Crosby's Market.
584
00:28:57,190 --> 00:29:00,662
(MUSIC PLAYING)
585
00:29:15,550 --> 00:29:18,780
- Hi I'm Jim Crosby, I own and
operate Crosby's Marketplace
586
00:29:18,780 --> 00:29:19,850
in Concord, Mass.
587
00:29:19,850 --> 00:29:22,060
We've been there
for 32 years, and we
588
00:29:22,060 --> 00:29:25,290
appreciate your business.
589
00:29:25,290 --> 00:29:27,430
We're a fairly small store,
so this is pretty much
590
00:29:27,430 --> 00:29:31,200
our water display.
591
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,560
But I mean, everything that
isn't gallons or two and a half
592
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,750
gallons is all single serve.
593
00:29:36,750 --> 00:29:40,120
So basically all of this,
all of this, all of that
594
00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,656
would be under one liter.
595
00:29:42,656 --> 00:29:44,280
I'm the chair of the
Massachusetts Food
596
00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,410
Association this year.
597
00:29:47,410 --> 00:29:48,890
I'll retire after this year.
598
00:29:48,890 --> 00:29:53,200
Well, it represents really
the entire industry.
599
00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,870
And it's a
legislative area where
600
00:29:55,870 --> 00:29:58,450
we'll look for things that
we have a common desire.
601
00:29:58,450 --> 00:30:01,330
Last year, it was increasing
the number of liquor licenses
602
00:30:01,330 --> 00:30:05,240
that were available for food
stores from three to five.
603
00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:07,750
This year, the major focus
is on eliminating the need
604
00:30:07,750 --> 00:30:10,010
to price every single
item in the store.
605
00:30:10,010 --> 00:30:12,120
It's issues like that
that I think we all
606
00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:15,690
have a common desire.
607
00:30:15,690 --> 00:30:18,090
I have mixed emotions of even
getting involved with this,
608
00:30:18,090 --> 00:30:20,310
but I do think that
it's dangerous enough
609
00:30:20,310 --> 00:30:22,450
to try to take a position.
610
00:30:22,450 --> 00:30:24,570
I run a certain amount
of personal risk with it.
611
00:30:36,940 --> 00:30:40,910
- Next on our agenda, we have
response to the plastic bottle
612
00:30:40,910 --> 00:30:42,830
warrant article.
613
00:30:42,830 --> 00:30:45,370
And Mr. Jim Crosby
of Crosby's Market
614
00:30:45,370 --> 00:30:46,950
is here to speak with us.
615
00:30:46,950 --> 00:30:48,580
- Thank you for the opportunity.
616
00:30:48,580 --> 00:30:51,010
Basically, being in the
business for 50 years,
617
00:30:51,010 --> 00:30:53,300
I can assure you
that this could cause
618
00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:56,190
some really serious damage
to the local businesses
619
00:30:56,190 --> 00:30:58,170
in Concord.
620
00:30:58,170 --> 00:31:01,790
Water is a huge category
now, and growing tremendously
621
00:31:01,790 --> 00:31:03,530
over the last decade.
622
00:31:03,530 --> 00:31:07,110
It's 30% of the entire
beverage category.
623
00:31:07,110 --> 00:31:11,870
And of the water category, 50%
is in the single serve water
624
00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:14,220
size under one liter.
625
00:31:14,220 --> 00:31:16,700
People in Concord, as you
know, are very active:
626
00:31:16,700 --> 00:31:19,900
They walk, they jog,
they are into athletics,
627
00:31:19,900 --> 00:31:21,570
they march in parades.
628
00:31:21,570 --> 00:31:23,930
And the single serve
water, obviously,
629
00:31:23,930 --> 00:31:26,510
is the most efficient
and most convenient
630
00:31:26,510 --> 00:31:28,980
form for people to hydrate.
631
00:31:28,980 --> 00:31:31,690
I'd ask your consideration
in certainly not recommending
632
00:31:31,690 --> 00:31:32,840
this.
633
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,890
- I'm curious, have
you been approached
634
00:31:35,890 --> 00:31:39,750
by anybody from the
bottle industry on this?
635
00:31:39,750 --> 00:31:43,100
- Well, I am aware of the
International Bottle Water
636
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:47,580
Association, in terms
of their concern.
637
00:31:47,580 --> 00:31:50,390
You're dealing with some fairly
heavy companies -- Nestle,
638
00:31:50,390 --> 00:31:54,790
Coke, Pepsi, those
particular organizations.
639
00:31:54,790 --> 00:31:57,350
But beyond that, I don't
really have any knowledge of...
640
00:32:00,002 --> 00:32:01,770
- OK, so you're not
speaking for them?
641
00:32:01,770 --> 00:32:02,730
- Oh, absolutely not.
642
00:32:02,730 --> 00:32:04,470
- You're speaking on behalf
of Crosby's Market...
643
00:32:04,470 --> 00:32:04,800
- That's right.
644
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:05,960
- ...and other local merchants.
645
00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:06,459
- Right.
646
00:32:10,710 --> 00:32:14,600
- I find it amazing
that Jim Crosby
647
00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,010
is inflammatory
toward us and we are
648
00:32:17,010 --> 00:32:18,940
so afraid to go back at them.
649
00:32:18,940 --> 00:32:21,940
- Crosby is not the
bottled water industry.
650
00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:24,420
- He is now gone to
the Board of Selectmen,
651
00:32:24,420 --> 00:32:26,500
he's been on the
front page, he's
652
00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:28,160
written a letter to the editor.
653
00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:32,260
- I'm not saying that it's
not appalling that he's...
654
00:32:32,260 --> 00:32:34,311
- He's the front man
for the industry.
655
00:32:34,311 --> 00:32:35,310
- We can't prove that...
656
00:32:35,310 --> 00:32:37,480
- Why else would he come out...?
657
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,800
- ...well, it is going to
be bad for his business.
658
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:43,660
- Why would he come out
in such a formal way?
659
00:32:43,660 --> 00:32:46,880
Perhaps he's getting a lot of
pressure from the industry.
660
00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,740
I mean, it's a very visible
step forward that he's taken.
661
00:32:49,740 --> 00:32:52,000
We never saw him last year.
662
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,166
We never even saw him.
663
00:32:59,026 --> 00:33:03,860
- I'm determined that
this bottle ban will pass.
664
00:33:03,860 --> 00:33:07,920
What happens is that once
we do that, other towns will
665
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,650
say, "Well, we can do it.
666
00:33:09,650 --> 00:33:11,460
If Concord did it,
we can do it too."
667
00:33:11,460 --> 00:33:15,000
And it will spread like
a stone in the water,
668
00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,760
and the rings going around it.
669
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,394
Thanks so much for
having this party, Peggy.
670
00:33:20,394 --> 00:33:22,102
- Well, it's fun to
sit on the stone wall
671
00:33:22,102 --> 00:33:24,195
and watch the parade go by.
672
00:33:24,195 --> 00:33:27,310
- Oh I know, and you're
so nice to have us here.
673
00:33:27,310 --> 00:33:29,133
- Well, I'm wishing
you luck on...
674
00:33:29,133 --> 00:33:30,580
- You know what.
675
00:33:30,580 --> 00:33:32,670
- ...down at Town Meeting.
676
00:33:32,670 --> 00:33:36,950
- Well I wouldn't say that
Jean Hill is a typical Concord
677
00:33:36,950 --> 00:33:39,310
resident, but I would
say that there's
678
00:33:39,310 --> 00:33:43,430
a long history of
individual citizens
679
00:33:43,430 --> 00:33:47,590
who feel strongly about an
issue and bringing it forward
680
00:33:47,590 --> 00:33:48,410
to Town Meeting.
681
00:33:48,410 --> 00:33:52,620
And I mentioned
last year, the woman
682
00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:55,470
who brought the right to dry
clothes on a clothesline.
683
00:34:00,180 --> 00:34:04,580
- (SINGING) The answer my
friends is blowing in the wind.
684
00:34:04,580 --> 00:34:09,960
The answer is
blowing in the wind.
685
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,699
Take a picture of my
flag, the tattered Earth.
686
00:34:14,699 --> 00:34:19,350
My name is Peggy Brace, lived
in Concord for about 35 years,
687
00:34:19,350 --> 00:34:23,320
and presented an article at
Town Meeting two years ago
688
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,360
on the right to dry clothes.
689
00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:29,510
And it passed with
flying colors.
690
00:34:29,510 --> 00:34:32,690
Because this is our own
single house, we can dry here.
691
00:34:32,690 --> 00:34:35,840
There's no problem with
me drying my clothes here.
692
00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:40,970
But people who live in condos
or restricted communities can't.
693
00:34:40,970 --> 00:34:43,580
And it seems horrendous
that you're not
694
00:34:43,580 --> 00:34:47,560
allowed to save energy,
against the law to save energy.
695
00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:51,409
I mean, in this day and age,
it doesn't make too much sense.
696
00:34:51,409 --> 00:34:56,722
So this is for other people
who don't have the permission
697
00:34:56,722 --> 00:34:58,654
to hang up.
698
00:34:58,654 --> 00:35:02,110
My grandmother dried
laundry, my mother did,
699
00:35:02,110 --> 00:35:06,202
and I just instinctively
always hung out the laundry.
700
00:35:06,202 --> 00:35:08,662
I think it takes about
a minute and a half
701
00:35:08,662 --> 00:35:12,080
to do a pair of sheets,
and about four minutes
702
00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:15,220
for a big huge
load, so what are we
703
00:35:15,220 --> 00:35:18,250
doing that we can't take
five minutes out of our life
704
00:35:18,250 --> 00:35:21,510
to hang up the laundry?
705
00:35:21,510 --> 00:35:25,700
Here's Betty White
from television,
706
00:35:25,700 --> 00:35:29,360
and Jean Hill who's
into the bottle bill,
707
00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:30,940
and a sketch of me.
708
00:35:30,940 --> 00:35:33,750
The artist had never seen me
and there's no pictures of me
709
00:35:33,750 --> 00:35:36,830
in the paper so I don't know how
they knew what I looked like,
710
00:35:36,830 --> 00:35:41,000
but it's kind of nice haircut
and a nice blue dress.
711
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:45,210
This appeared in the Sunday
Globe, "Grand Ambitions."
712
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:49,580
This is somebody who wrote
about Concord ladies trying
713
00:35:49,580 --> 00:35:51,662
to change the world.
714
00:35:51,662 --> 00:35:52,970
- Hello?
715
00:35:52,970 --> 00:35:53,660
- Jill?
716
00:35:53,660 --> 00:35:54,160
- Yes?
717
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:55,890
- Hi, this is Jean Hill calling.
718
00:35:55,890 --> 00:35:56,730
- Hi.
719
00:35:56,730 --> 00:35:59,420
- I know that your
position in the past
720
00:35:59,420 --> 00:36:02,807
has been in opposition
to my bottle bill.
721
00:36:02,807 --> 00:36:04,090
- It still is.
722
00:36:04,090 --> 00:36:05,470
- And it still is.
723
00:36:05,470 --> 00:36:09,390
Are you aware that the
permafrost in the North Pole
724
00:36:09,390 --> 00:36:10,675
has melted?
725
00:36:10,675 --> 00:36:12,790
- And banning water
bottles in Concord
726
00:36:12,790 --> 00:36:13,990
is not going to cure it.
727
00:36:13,990 --> 00:36:17,120
- Well it's going to help,
because the bottle...
728
00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:18,030
- No, Jean.
729
00:36:18,030 --> 00:36:21,340
We need to do this as a
whole world and nation.
730
00:36:21,340 --> 00:36:23,665
- Well, we do have
to do it gradually.
731
00:36:23,665 --> 00:36:28,760
- Yeah, but I think doing it
in Concord is not my style.
732
00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:30,089
- OK, well that's all right.
733
00:36:30,089 --> 00:36:30,630
I understand.
734
00:36:30,630 --> 00:36:31,950
- Have fun without me.
735
00:36:31,950 --> 00:36:33,250
- OK, happy new year.
736
00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:34,060
- Happy new year.
737
00:36:34,060 --> 00:36:35,040
Bye.
738
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,770
- Asshole.
739
00:36:37,770 --> 00:36:39,320
How do I get the
hell out of here?
740
00:36:42,230 --> 00:36:44,500
Eventually I will.
741
00:36:44,500 --> 00:36:45,720
That's life.
742
00:36:45,720 --> 00:36:52,080
And if you want to do
something worthwhile
743
00:36:52,080 --> 00:37:00,270
you have to expect rebuttals,
and you have to work at it
744
00:37:00,270 --> 00:37:02,770
and have a thick skin.
745
00:37:02,770 --> 00:37:06,530
But my feeling is that
I want to be all used up
746
00:37:06,530 --> 00:37:09,890
before I go on to
another world where there
747
00:37:09,890 --> 00:37:12,240
are no plastic water bottles.
748
00:37:12,240 --> 00:37:15,000
- I like bottled water and I
like having it as an option.
749
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:17,490
If Jean Hill and
her supporters want
750
00:37:17,490 --> 00:37:21,560
to move our town forward and
attain sustainability, live
751
00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,800
a greener life, they should
have figured out a way
752
00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:27,700
to bring us all together in the
circle instead of polarizing
753
00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:31,010
and dividing this community.
754
00:37:31,010 --> 00:37:33,380
- Make sure you use
your table of contents
755
00:37:33,380 --> 00:37:35,940
to sequence the
pages in your binder.
756
00:37:35,940 --> 00:37:37,102
- Can we...
757
00:37:37,102 --> 00:37:38,660
- Get out there and
find some leaves.
758
00:37:38,660 --> 00:37:39,159
- Thank you!
759
00:37:42,047 --> 00:37:43,630
- For the first time
in history, we're
760
00:37:43,630 --> 00:37:45,530
presented with a new
situation happening
761
00:37:45,530 --> 00:37:46,990
in the world's oceans.
762
00:37:46,990 --> 00:37:48,840
There's a new flavor
in the food chain
763
00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,810
and it's not too
appetizing: plastic.
764
00:37:51,810 --> 00:37:56,290
In the ocean, there are rotating
ocean currents known as gyres.
765
00:37:56,290 --> 00:37:59,160
But along with these
swirling wonders of the sea,
766
00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,690
there's a new resident --
trash, trash, and more trash.
767
00:38:02,690 --> 00:38:07,480
The Great Pacific Garbage
Patch is the main culprit here.
768
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,030
Yes, it's the largest
landfill in the world,
769
00:38:10,030 --> 00:38:12,550
in the middle of the ocean.
770
00:38:12,550 --> 00:38:15,000
And the new meal
in town is plastic,
771
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,880
making up 90% of the
trash in the ocean.
772
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:21,540
Most of the debris in the
garbage patch is composed
773
00:38:21,540 --> 00:38:24,900
of small plastic pieces
suspended in the upper water
774
00:38:24,900 --> 00:38:27,900
column -- difficult to see,
even with the human eye.
775
00:38:27,900 --> 00:38:30,200
The plastic breaks down
into tiny particles
776
00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,730
and then it's consumed
by ocean life.
777
00:38:33,730 --> 00:38:35,410
So what does this mean?
778
00:38:35,410 --> 00:38:38,280
Well, let's just say this
-- A host of other animals,
779
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:42,160
including humans, will ingest
this trash via the food chain.
780
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,980
So let's remember: just
because it's out of sight,
781
00:38:44,980 --> 00:38:46,043
it's not out of mind.
782
00:38:49,990 --> 00:38:52,290
- Oh, and there's an
environmental club.
783
00:38:52,290 --> 00:38:53,640
That's great!
784
00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:58,120
- So there was a stigma
around using tap water
785
00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:00,760
at the high school, and
the hydration station
786
00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:02,750
has really taken that away.
787
00:39:02,750 --> 00:39:06,680
Here's a hydration station
outside the main office.
788
00:39:06,680 --> 00:39:11,700
It saved the equivalent of
11,545 bottles of water.
789
00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:13,690
And it's chilled
and it's filtered,
790
00:39:13,690 --> 00:39:15,630
and it really changed
the way people
791
00:39:15,630 --> 00:39:16,970
drink at the high school.
792
00:39:16,970 --> 00:39:18,620
- "Trash Talk."
793
00:39:18,620 --> 00:39:21,270
Wow, this school
is really grooving.
794
00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:23,480
They're on a roll.
795
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:27,500
- The idea is not to redo
what we did last year,
796
00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:31,070
but to have something more
focused, more effective,
797
00:39:31,070 --> 00:39:34,520
to get the votes that we need
at Town Meeting in April.
798
00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:38,215
- And also it's a year later,
so now at least I'll be 18,
799
00:39:38,215 --> 00:39:40,490
and a lot of my friends
will be 18 as well.
800
00:39:40,490 --> 00:39:44,100
So we'll have a little more say
in it and we can now vote, too.
801
00:39:44,100 --> 00:39:44,850
That was really...
802
00:39:44,850 --> 00:39:45,490
- Oh, that's right.
803
00:39:45,490 --> 00:39:47,906
- ...that was really aggravating
because Maggie and I were
804
00:39:47,906 --> 00:39:52,532
so for this Article passing,
but we couldn't actually vote.
805
00:39:52,532 --> 00:39:53,990
- You have four of
them, and that's
806
00:39:53,990 --> 00:39:55,740
where you spent your
money from the grant?
807
00:39:55,740 --> 00:39:56,670
- Mm-hmm.
808
00:39:56,670 --> 00:39:57,430
- Good for you.
809
00:39:57,430 --> 00:39:59,290
(LAUGHTER)
810
00:39:59,290 --> 00:40:01,526
- So you just place your
bottle right there...
811
00:40:01,526 --> 00:40:03,775
- And there it
goes, automatically.
812
00:40:06,590 --> 00:40:09,260
- OK, and now...
813
00:40:09,260 --> 00:40:12,320
and I can also not only
get water from here,
814
00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:13,485
but I can get it from here.
815
00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:19,200
It's delicious.
816
00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,672
(LAUGHTER)
817
00:40:24,660 --> 00:40:27,210
Best water I've ever had.
818
00:40:27,210 --> 00:40:28,670
The young people
are the ones who
819
00:40:28,670 --> 00:40:31,700
are going to have to
think about the future.
820
00:40:31,700 --> 00:40:35,810
They'll have to take
over from the older folks
821
00:40:35,810 --> 00:40:42,380
to work for environmental issues
and all other things that will
822
00:40:42,380 --> 00:40:44,959
make the world a better place.
823
00:40:44,959 --> 00:40:46,250
- I'm going to go in the front.
824
00:40:48,955 --> 00:40:50,370
Bye, Maggie.
825
00:40:50,370 --> 00:40:51,754
Next year.
826
00:40:51,754 --> 00:40:55,102
- Here we go, off to
town hall to vote.
827
00:40:55,102 --> 00:40:58,020
- So why are you
registering to vote?
828
00:40:58,020 --> 00:41:00,150
- First because I
haven't registered yet,
829
00:41:00,150 --> 00:41:04,315
so I can vote in the primaries
and in the bottled water
830
00:41:04,315 --> 00:41:06,520
banning.
831
00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:09,295
That's why we're here, because
we're informed citizens.
832
00:41:15,244 --> 00:41:15,910
Oh, there it is.
833
00:41:15,910 --> 00:41:19,000
- "Water quality of
Concord Public Works".
834
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:19,570
OK.
835
00:41:19,570 --> 00:41:23,490
This is the water quality annual
report for Concord's water,
836
00:41:23,490 --> 00:41:24,820
I guess.
837
00:41:24,820 --> 00:41:27,940
There are no violations
in our water.
838
00:41:27,940 --> 00:41:30,662
We're here to register to vote.
839
00:41:30,662 --> 00:41:32,892
- Would it be too late
to switch to Independent
840
00:41:32,892 --> 00:41:34,370
so I can vote tomorrow?
841
00:41:34,370 --> 00:41:35,580
- Please sign here.
842
00:41:35,580 --> 00:41:38,230
- But as of today, you're
registered for Town Meeting.
843
00:41:38,230 --> 00:41:39,197
- Thank you so much.
844
00:41:39,197 --> 00:41:39,905
- You're welcome.
845
00:41:39,905 --> 00:41:40,650
Have a good day.
846
00:41:42,906 --> 00:41:43,752
- Good job!
847
00:41:43,752 --> 00:41:48,590
- So now is everyone going
to vote for my Article
848
00:41:48,590 --> 00:41:50,178
to ban bottled water?
849
00:41:50,178 --> 00:41:52,668
- Heck, yeah!
850
00:41:52,668 --> 00:41:54,235
- Heck yeah, you are!
851
00:42:04,130 --> 00:42:07,280
- Every Town Meeting has
local customs and procedures
852
00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:11,500
that reflect the character and,
yes, sometimes the characters
853
00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:12,250
of your community.
854
00:42:19,330 --> 00:42:22,060
- I'm Ed Newman, the moderator
from Stow, Massachusetts.
855
00:42:22,060 --> 00:42:23,700
In the next few
minutes, we'll learn
856
00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:26,158
about the document used in Town
Meeting called the warrant.
857
00:42:30,740 --> 00:42:35,170
- The basic process is that
individuals submit articles
858
00:42:35,170 --> 00:42:39,020
for the town warrant, and
it's a published document
859
00:42:39,020 --> 00:42:41,100
that is mailed to
every household
860
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:43,540
within the town of Concord.
861
00:42:43,540 --> 00:42:47,260
So the warrant is delivered
to every home in Concord
862
00:42:47,260 --> 00:42:49,630
by the end of
January, mid-February,
863
00:42:49,630 --> 00:42:51,860
so that people have
a chance to engage
864
00:42:51,860 --> 00:42:55,635
in what is it that's coming
up at April's Town Meeting.
865
00:42:59,650 --> 00:43:02,390
- Once the warrant
article is sent
866
00:43:02,390 --> 00:43:07,150
to every household in Concord,
that's when the dice is cast.
867
00:43:10,730 --> 00:43:13,610
- I wanted to start
off by showing you
868
00:43:13,610 --> 00:43:18,035
this item that appeared in
the Concord Journal last week.
869
00:43:18,035 --> 00:43:18,760
- Oh, good.
870
00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:19,260
- It did?
871
00:43:19,260 --> 00:43:19,860
- And...
872
00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,590
yes, yes, "Drink
to Your Health",
873
00:43:21,590 --> 00:43:23,039
how water is really important.
874
00:43:23,039 --> 00:43:24,080
- I didn't even see that.
875
00:43:24,080 --> 00:43:25,810
- Well, I'm hoping
most people didn't.
876
00:43:25,810 --> 00:43:26,810
- Who wrote the article?
877
00:43:26,810 --> 00:43:29,800
- "To learn more about
healthy hydration,
878
00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:33,200
visit www.nestlewaters.com."
879
00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,252
- Oh, give me a break.
880
00:43:35,252 --> 00:43:35,752
- Yeah.
881
00:43:35,752 --> 00:43:37,918
- Do you think they did
that on purpose because they
882
00:43:37,918 --> 00:43:39,364
knew of the stirrings going on?
883
00:43:39,364 --> 00:43:39,905
- Absolutely.
884
00:43:39,905 --> 00:43:40,779
- I want to see that.
885
00:43:41,937 --> 00:43:43,770
I've been trying to do
this for three years.
886
00:43:43,770 --> 00:43:46,280
And I'm not a little old lady...
887
00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:46,905
- We know that.
888
00:43:46,905 --> 00:43:48,240
(LAUGHTER)
889
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:50,990
- I mean, it was a
seven vote difference.
890
00:43:50,990 --> 00:43:55,290
They had 272 votes last year, so
the question really comes down
891
00:43:55,290 --> 00:43:58,347
to, can they incite any
more kind of response
892
00:43:58,347 --> 00:43:59,180
from this community?
893
00:44:04,170 --> 00:44:06,980
- But it just seems like one
of those crazy ideas that's
894
00:44:06,980 --> 00:44:09,200
not going to get very far.
895
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,780
It's too drastic.
896
00:44:12,780 --> 00:44:18,340
I mean, are people gonna line
up at a hose with a bucket
897
00:44:18,340 --> 00:44:22,323
and get their
daily water supply?
898
00:44:22,323 --> 00:44:24,590
No.
899
00:44:24,590 --> 00:44:26,417
- I just think the
way the world is now,
900
00:44:26,417 --> 00:44:27,500
people want bottled water.
901
00:44:27,500 --> 00:44:29,833
A lot of people don't drink...
they don't want tap water
902
00:44:29,833 --> 00:44:30,730
to drink.
903
00:44:30,730 --> 00:44:35,112
It hurts businesses because
the whole country is like this.
904
00:44:35,112 --> 00:44:37,070
We have bottled water
and that's the way it is.
905
00:44:37,070 --> 00:44:40,100
So unless there's a wholesale
change in people's ideas about
906
00:44:40,100 --> 00:44:44,010
that -- switching over to glass
or some other way to do it --
907
00:44:44,010 --> 00:44:46,830
I mean, it's just going to hurt
businesses that this happens
908
00:44:46,830 --> 00:44:50,229
because everything
will have to change.
909
00:44:50,229 --> 00:44:52,520
The way of life... it's
people's way of life right now.
910
00:44:55,090 --> 00:44:56,680
- My name is Wade Rubenstein.
911
00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:59,460
I'm the owner of Reasons
To Be Cheerful, a dessert
912
00:44:59,460 --> 00:45:02,460
cafe in Concord, Massachusetts.
913
00:45:02,460 --> 00:45:04,340
We use town water.
914
00:45:04,340 --> 00:45:06,720
In an ice cream shop,
you use a lot of water.
915
00:45:06,720 --> 00:45:09,010
We use water to,
obviously, keep everything
916
00:45:09,010 --> 00:45:10,450
cleaned and sanitized.
917
00:45:10,450 --> 00:45:13,220
We also use water
to make our sorbet,
918
00:45:13,220 --> 00:45:15,240
so our sorbet uses town water.
919
00:45:15,240 --> 00:45:16,790
We use water for our coffee.
920
00:45:16,790 --> 00:45:18,570
We use a lot of water, yeah.
921
00:45:18,570 --> 00:45:20,720
And we offer water
to our customers.
922
00:45:20,720 --> 00:45:23,510
We always have a pitcher
or two of filtered tap
923
00:45:23,510 --> 00:45:26,016
water available to our
customers at any time.
924
00:45:26,016 --> 00:45:28,580
It exceeds the EPA
and state standards.
925
00:45:28,580 --> 00:45:31,060
I live in town and I'm
very proud of our water.
926
00:45:31,060 --> 00:45:33,350
- My name's Maggie St. Jean.
927
00:45:33,350 --> 00:45:38,010
I am a senior at
Concord-Carlisle High School.
928
00:45:38,010 --> 00:45:44,538
I have been working with Jill
Appel and Jean on the bill.
929
00:45:44,538 --> 00:45:46,410
Here you are.
930
00:45:46,410 --> 00:45:49,900
And having the sign outside
on a hot day like today,
931
00:45:49,900 --> 00:45:51,620
having free water
refills, I mean,
932
00:45:51,620 --> 00:45:57,900
that's fantastic because we
have such filtered and delicious
933
00:45:57,900 --> 00:46:02,530
water here in Concord, which
is really just a privilege.
934
00:46:02,530 --> 00:46:05,025
I mean, I don't think
there's any necessity
935
00:46:05,025 --> 00:46:07,099
for bottled water at all.
936
00:46:07,099 --> 00:46:08,640
- When I was their
age, bottled water
937
00:46:08,640 --> 00:46:10,545
wasn't an issue because
it didn't exist.
938
00:46:10,545 --> 00:46:13,152
We got water out of the tap, we
got water out of the bubbler.
939
00:46:13,152 --> 00:46:14,860
When I say the word
"bubbler" to my kids,
940
00:46:14,860 --> 00:46:16,680
they look at me
like I'm from Mars.
941
00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:18,020
But we had water fountains.
942
00:46:18,020 --> 00:46:20,375
We had them in school, we
had them in public parks,
943
00:46:20,375 --> 00:46:22,000
and that's where we
turned to for water
944
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:23,494
when we were thirsty outside.
945
00:46:42,381 --> 00:46:42,880
- All right.
946
00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:45,900
I'm Debra Stark, and I opened
Debra's Natural Gourmet
947
00:46:45,900 --> 00:46:48,120
in 1989.
948
00:46:48,120 --> 00:46:50,210
Well, I was brought
up on natural foods
949
00:46:50,210 --> 00:46:54,120
and natural medicine, and truly
have never known anything but.
950
00:46:54,120 --> 00:46:55,520
So it's always been my passion.
951
00:46:55,520 --> 00:46:58,280
I was always convinced that
if I can convince the world
952
00:46:58,280 --> 00:47:01,320
to eat better or to do things
a little differently, that we
953
00:47:01,320 --> 00:47:04,030
wouldn't be in the mess we are
with the health care crisis.
954
00:47:04,030 --> 00:47:06,680
So that truly has
always been my passion.
955
00:47:06,680 --> 00:47:11,720
So this is all the plastic
water bottles we have left.
956
00:47:11,720 --> 00:47:13,580
There's so many
restrictions out there
957
00:47:13,580 --> 00:47:17,490
that don't make sense to me,
that are supposed be protecting
958
00:47:17,490 --> 00:47:19,350
our health and freedom.
959
00:47:19,350 --> 00:47:21,520
So this is one
that I think truly
960
00:47:21,520 --> 00:47:24,890
would protect our health and
the future of our planet.
961
00:47:24,890 --> 00:47:27,182
And who knows what else
that we don't know about?
962
00:47:27,182 --> 00:47:28,140
That's what worries me.
963
00:47:28,140 --> 00:47:30,120
I don't know what
we don't know yet.
964
00:47:30,120 --> 00:47:32,530
Look at all... every year,
we find out something that we
965
00:47:32,530 --> 00:47:33,140
didn't know.
966
00:47:33,140 --> 00:47:36,149
Although my mother used
to know everything.
967
00:47:36,149 --> 00:47:39,432
(LAUGHTER)
968
00:47:40,370 --> 00:47:43,040
- Next on the agenda
is Article 32,
969
00:47:43,040 --> 00:47:48,872
the article on bottled water.
970
00:47:54,704 --> 00:47:57,620
- Excuse me, I don't know if
this is appropriate or not.
971
00:47:57,620 --> 00:48:02,020
But Mr. Crosby, of
the Crosby Market,
972
00:48:02,020 --> 00:48:04,750
is afraid of losing
business and...
973
00:48:04,750 --> 00:48:06,880
- Jean, excuse me just a minute.
974
00:48:06,880 --> 00:48:09,140
We have citizen comments
later in the agenda.
975
00:48:09,140 --> 00:48:09,880
Would you like...
976
00:48:09,880 --> 00:48:11,260
- I just want to leave this...
977
00:48:11,260 --> 00:48:12,130
- OK.
978
00:48:12,130 --> 00:48:13,380
- It's for your...
979
00:48:13,380 --> 00:48:14,410
and you can read it.
980
00:48:14,410 --> 00:48:15,820
- Thank you.
981
00:48:15,820 --> 00:48:16,490
- Thank you.
982
00:48:16,490 --> 00:48:18,980
- You're welcome.
983
00:48:18,980 --> 00:48:21,355
- Jean, would you like
to make a citizen comment
984
00:48:21,355 --> 00:48:23,260
before you leave?
985
00:48:23,260 --> 00:48:25,360
- Yes.
986
00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:28,283
Jean Hill, Concord Green.
987
00:48:28,283 --> 00:48:29,702
- Have a seat, Jean.
988
00:48:29,702 --> 00:48:31,299
- Oh, yes.
989
00:48:31,299 --> 00:48:32,465
- So we can hear you better.
990
00:48:35,500 --> 00:48:40,800
- This letter that I've just
given to Chris explains a way
991
00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:44,030
that might help...
it's to the CEO.
992
00:48:44,030 --> 00:48:49,660
I wrote a letter to the CEO
and made some suggestions that
993
00:48:49,660 --> 00:48:55,220
might help them regain
lost revenue if the bottle
994
00:48:55,220 --> 00:49:01,570
ban passes, and that was
selling reusable bottles
995
00:49:01,570 --> 00:49:04,020
of various sizes.
996
00:49:04,020 --> 00:49:05,630
And that's what my letter says.
997
00:49:05,630 --> 00:49:06,610
- Thank you very much.
998
00:49:06,610 --> 00:49:10,040
Thank you for sharing
it with us tonight.
999
00:49:10,040 --> 00:49:12,780
- You're welcome.
1000
00:49:12,780 --> 00:49:14,795
- This is the same board
that was here last year
1001
00:49:14,795 --> 00:49:16,336
and we did not take
a position on it,
1002
00:49:16,336 --> 00:49:18,586
and I suggest that we not
take a position on it again.
1003
00:49:22,140 --> 00:49:24,598
Individually, I think we all
have strong feelings about it,
1004
00:49:24,598 --> 00:49:29,035
but I think it's something that
the community has to decide
1005
00:49:29,035 --> 00:49:30,640
what they value as a community.
1006
00:49:30,640 --> 00:49:34,751
I think the voters have
to make a decision.
1007
00:49:34,751 --> 00:49:35,250
- Yeah.
1008
00:49:35,250 --> 00:49:37,375
I would say that if I wasn't
sitting at this table,
1009
00:49:37,375 --> 00:49:38,725
I would probably vote for it.
1010
00:49:41,140 --> 00:49:41,880
- It's just...
1011
00:49:41,880 --> 00:49:43,980
it's a little
depressing sometimes
1012
00:49:43,980 --> 00:49:48,640
that people don't think
of this as a chance
1013
00:49:48,640 --> 00:49:52,170
to step forward and be leaders.
1014
00:49:52,170 --> 00:49:54,420
And they don't seem to think.
1015
00:49:54,420 --> 00:49:56,450
They think that we're
going to go on the way we
1016
00:49:56,450 --> 00:49:58,430
are right now forever.
1017
00:49:58,430 --> 00:49:59,881
And I don't think we are.
1018
00:50:03,809 --> 00:50:07,737
(MUSIC PLAYING)
1019
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:30,200
- I titled this sermon "Earth
to Church: Can I Get a Witness?"
1020
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:34,470
Let's become "Golden
Rule" activists
1021
00:50:34,470 --> 00:50:40,880
as we move into new behaviors,
consuming less, sharing more,
1022
00:50:40,880 --> 00:50:47,610
curbing our desire to acquire
by expanding our inner world.
1023
00:50:47,610 --> 00:50:50,770
And on this new Earth,
we must recognize
1024
00:50:50,770 --> 00:50:55,020
that future generations are no
less our neighbors than those
1025
00:50:55,020 --> 00:50:59,270
seated next to us in the pews.
1026
00:50:59,270 --> 00:51:06,029
You might think of this
as Golden Rule 2.0.
1027
00:51:06,029 --> 00:51:06,991
- Please, be seated.
1028
00:51:09,880 --> 00:51:10,760
- You know, the...
1029
00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:13,800
it's time to start
villainizing bottled water.
1030
00:51:17,090 --> 00:51:19,430
So I'm Adriana Cohen.
1031
00:51:19,430 --> 00:51:22,045
I'd consider myself a good
person and a good mother.
1032
00:51:22,045 --> 00:51:23,420
That's not all I
do is mothering.
1033
00:51:23,420 --> 00:51:24,280
I do have a career.
1034
00:51:24,280 --> 00:51:27,230
I am a philanthropist, I
am politically engaged.
1035
00:51:27,230 --> 00:51:30,940
I have a business
background, PR and marketing.
1036
00:51:30,940 --> 00:51:33,100
I also have a strong
fundraising background.
1037
00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:35,340
I do a lot of very
effective fundraising
1038
00:51:35,340 --> 00:51:39,900
for very famous successful
politicians, and charities,
1039
00:51:39,900 --> 00:51:42,210
and nonprofits.
1040
00:51:42,210 --> 00:51:46,450
- This is just a small
shot across the bow
1041
00:51:46,450 --> 00:51:49,870
of the bottled water industry.
1042
00:51:49,870 --> 00:51:51,400
I'm Mary White.
1043
00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:56,070
I've been living in this
neighborhood in Concord
1044
00:51:56,070 --> 00:51:58,430
for 36 years.
1045
00:51:58,430 --> 00:52:03,700
My first real activism
was in the 1980s.
1046
00:52:03,700 --> 00:52:08,100
- Water is a legal product, and
I think it's wrong for people
1047
00:52:08,100 --> 00:52:11,880
to impose and inflict their
own personal political agenda
1048
00:52:11,880 --> 00:52:16,510
on the entire community because
they're anti-corporation.
1049
00:52:16,510 --> 00:52:24,320
- I see this issue as a
juxtaposition of two freedoms:
1050
00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:31,860
the freedom to buy what we want
regardless of the consequences,
1051
00:52:31,860 --> 00:52:36,700
or the freedom to choose
not to do that in order
1052
00:52:36,700 --> 00:52:39,820
to protect the
freedom of communities
1053
00:52:39,820 --> 00:52:45,000
to control their own
natural water resources.
1054
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:52,140
What happens if a water company
drains the water in an area?
1055
00:52:52,140 --> 00:52:55,230
They simply move
on to another area.
1056
00:52:55,230 --> 00:52:57,270
- I can't believe someone
would be against that.
1057
00:52:57,270 --> 00:52:59,190
Corporations -- I don't
care who they are --
1058
00:52:59,190 --> 00:53:00,920
they're job creators.
1059
00:53:00,920 --> 00:53:03,810
They create opportunities for
people so that they can live,
1060
00:53:03,810 --> 00:53:05,930
they can feed their families.
1061
00:53:05,930 --> 00:53:11,460
- One of the major problems
with private possession of water
1062
00:53:11,460 --> 00:53:14,520
is it leaves Nature
high and dry.
1063
00:53:14,520 --> 00:53:17,572
Nature cannot defend itself.
1064
00:53:17,572 --> 00:53:20,030
- I mean, what's going to happen
next year at Town Meeting?
1065
00:53:20,030 --> 00:53:22,850
Are residents -- tax paying
residents who contribute
1066
00:53:22,850 --> 00:53:24,740
so much to the community
in so many ways --
1067
00:53:24,740 --> 00:53:28,120
going to be ticketed for buying
a product these eco-groups
1068
00:53:28,120 --> 00:53:29,040
don't like?
1069
00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:32,035
I mean, that's not right
and it's not American.
1070
00:53:32,035 --> 00:53:37,280
- Americans buy enough bottled
water in the United States
1071
00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:41,640
in one week to circle
the globe five times.
1072
00:53:41,640 --> 00:53:46,000
40 years ago, this
industry barely existed.
1073
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:51,720
And that whole industry, which
did not exist 40 years ago,
1074
00:53:51,720 --> 00:53:56,930
is now the third largest
industry in the world
1075
00:53:56,930 --> 00:54:00,280
only behind electricity and oil.
1076
00:54:08,264 --> 00:54:10,260
(CHATTER)
1077
00:54:10,260 --> 00:54:14,751
(MUSIC PLAYING)
1078
00:54:24,731 --> 00:54:27,226
- (SINGING) Got the sugar blues.
1079
00:54:27,226 --> 00:54:32,715
Oh, the sweet sugar blues...
1080
00:54:32,715 --> 00:54:37,206
I love my gal, sweet chickadee.
1081
00:54:37,206 --> 00:54:41,198
Cluck on, gal, and
cut the blues on me.
1082
00:54:41,198 --> 00:54:45,190
I'm going to Heaven,
I'm going to bed.
1083
00:54:45,190 --> 00:54:48,683
I'm going to lay down tonight.
1084
00:54:48,683 --> 00:54:50,730
Now I'm all confused...
1085
00:54:50,730 --> 00:54:53,770
- There's still question about
whether or not the bottle
1086
00:54:53,770 --> 00:54:54,930
itself is a hazard...
1087
00:54:54,930 --> 00:54:55,430
- Right.
1088
00:54:55,430 --> 00:54:57,210
- ...the chemical
compound of the bottle.
1089
00:54:57,210 --> 00:54:58,710
- It would be really
great if Boston
1090
00:54:58,710 --> 00:55:02,210
had more fountains in the
same way that Paris does,
1091
00:55:02,210 --> 00:55:03,617
if you've ever been to Paris.
1092
00:55:08,153 --> 00:55:10,652
- If you're going to take away
the bottled water convenience
1093
00:55:10,652 --> 00:55:13,860
-- if you're going to walk in
the convenience store and grab
1094
00:55:13,860 --> 00:55:15,920
a bottle of water
because you're thirsty --
1095
00:55:15,920 --> 00:55:17,690
you need to provide
an alternative.
1096
00:55:17,690 --> 00:55:21,350
In America it's
about convenience,
1097
00:55:21,350 --> 00:55:25,040
so we're very used to being
able to go anywhere and grab
1098
00:55:25,040 --> 00:55:25,980
what we want.
1099
00:55:25,980 --> 00:55:29,390
This town government is trying
to accelerate the behavior
1100
00:55:29,390 --> 00:55:32,620
by forcing the issue, saying,
"You know what, we're not
1101
00:55:32,620 --> 00:55:33,670
going to sell it anymore.
1102
00:55:33,670 --> 00:55:35,381
You guys are going to
change your behavior.
1103
00:55:35,381 --> 00:55:35,881
Now."
1104
00:55:40,291 --> 00:55:44,220
(APPLAUSE)
1105
00:55:44,220 --> 00:55:45,955
- They're all ready
for Patriot's Day.
1106
00:55:51,620 --> 00:55:56,850
- I think I'm a little nervous
that some weird stuff is going
1107
00:55:56,850 --> 00:56:00,110
to happen and we're
going to have bad luck
1108
00:56:00,110 --> 00:56:02,350
and we're going to lose.
1109
00:56:02,350 --> 00:56:06,100
And I hope that's not the case
because this is definitely
1110
00:56:06,100 --> 00:56:07,590
our last chance.
1111
00:56:07,590 --> 00:56:09,440
It's not going to
happen again next year.
1112
00:56:22,690 --> 00:56:26,190
As an activist, I deal with
disappointment every day.
1113
00:56:26,190 --> 00:56:27,055
You know that.
1114
00:56:27,055 --> 00:56:27,763
- I know, I know.
1115
00:56:27,763 --> 00:56:28,900
- You absolutely know that.
1116
00:56:28,900 --> 00:56:29,400
- I do.
1117
00:56:29,400 --> 00:56:31,330
- Yesterday, I didn't
get the support...
1118
00:56:31,330 --> 00:56:32,455
- Same thing for ministers.
1119
00:56:32,455 --> 00:56:33,970
- ...of the League
of Women Voters,
1120
00:56:33,970 --> 00:56:36,030
and they supported us last year.
1121
00:56:38,060 --> 00:56:41,540
My astrological forecast
told me that good fortune
1122
00:56:41,540 --> 00:56:44,057
was heading my way, but
I had to be pushing it.
1123
00:56:44,057 --> 00:56:45,220
(LAUGHTER)
1124
00:56:45,220 --> 00:56:46,980
So I think I've
been able to make
1125
00:56:46,980 --> 00:56:50,110
some inroads with some groups.
1126
00:56:50,110 --> 00:56:53,450
I tend to be action oriented.
1127
00:56:53,450 --> 00:56:56,760
The only way you achieve
meaningful change in society
1128
00:56:56,760 --> 00:57:00,660
today is to get involved
in the political process.
1129
00:57:00,660 --> 00:57:02,260
- And you believe
that, but how would
1130
00:57:02,260 --> 00:57:05,280
you inspire them to
join you in that belief?
1131
00:57:05,280 --> 00:57:07,130
- How do you open
up closed minds?
1132
00:57:07,130 --> 00:57:08,220
I mean, really...
1133
00:57:08,220 --> 00:57:09,850
- That's not very
appreciative of you.
1134
00:57:09,850 --> 00:57:10,985
(LAUGHTER)
1135
00:57:10,985 --> 00:57:11,510
- I know.
1136
00:57:11,510 --> 00:57:15,740
- How do you increase
flexibility in tight minds?
1137
00:57:15,740 --> 00:57:18,530
- Well I think you
work incrementally, OK?
1138
00:57:18,530 --> 00:57:23,010
But you push for
something more that's
1139
00:57:23,010 --> 00:57:24,750
outside of their comfort zone.
1140
00:57:24,750 --> 00:57:28,580
So yes, seek first to understand
then to be understood.
1141
00:57:28,580 --> 00:57:31,720
But the big issue
really is sometimes
1142
00:57:31,720 --> 00:57:35,684
people just need help to get
out of their comfort zones.
1143
00:57:38,850 --> 00:57:43,530
- These are all quotes
from Henry David Thoreau.
1144
00:57:43,530 --> 00:57:45,660
- The final quote over
there is Thoreau's.
1145
00:57:45,660 --> 00:57:48,150
"Can there be any greater
miracle than for an instant
1146
00:57:48,150 --> 00:57:50,050
for us to look through
each other's eyes?"
1147
00:57:50,050 --> 00:57:50,640
- Right.
1148
00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:53,775
- And I think that's
the essence of this.
1149
00:57:53,775 --> 00:57:56,360
There is a water bill to pass.
1150
00:57:56,360 --> 00:57:58,990
There is a huge
environmental opportunity
1151
00:57:58,990 --> 00:57:59,981
in passing that bill.
1152
00:57:59,981 --> 00:58:00,480
- Right.
1153
00:58:00,480 --> 00:58:03,800
- But there's just as much
of an opportunity for Concord
1154
00:58:03,800 --> 00:58:06,710
to recognize the diversity
within the community,
1155
00:58:06,710 --> 00:58:11,790
to be able to look at that issue
through someone else's eyes.
1156
00:58:11,790 --> 00:58:14,190
There's that tension,
being able to stand up
1157
00:58:14,190 --> 00:58:18,050
for what you believe in,
make room for the other.
1158
00:58:18,050 --> 00:58:20,960
And I don't know,
there's a miracle
1159
00:58:20,960 --> 00:58:22,314
waiting to happen there.
1160
00:58:28,250 --> 00:58:30,100
- We are the home of
Henry David Thoreau.
1161
00:58:30,100 --> 00:58:33,130
He's the original
environmentalist.
1162
00:58:33,130 --> 00:58:35,970
So he's my favorite
environmentalist.
1163
00:58:35,970 --> 00:58:39,970
This is a guy who truly loved
the environment and nature,
1164
00:58:39,970 --> 00:58:42,320
but wasn't profiting off of it.
1165
00:58:42,320 --> 00:58:45,540
- I think if Thoreau
were alive today,
1166
00:58:45,540 --> 00:58:48,760
he would be my
number one supporter.
1167
00:58:48,760 --> 00:58:51,340
- Amazing fellow,
Henry David Thoreau.
1168
00:58:53,950 --> 00:58:58,360
- "Heaven is under our feet
as well as over our heads." --
1169
00:58:58,360 --> 00:59:00,220
"Walden" by Henry Thoreau.
1170
00:59:03,600 --> 00:59:07,210
Hi, I'm Tom Blanding, I'm
a local Thoreau scholar
1171
00:59:07,210 --> 00:59:11,780
and I've spent my life
studying Henry David Thoreau.
1172
00:59:11,780 --> 00:59:15,590
He's what I like to call our
"philosopher of balance".
1173
00:59:15,590 --> 00:59:17,685
And sometimes we
think of Thoreau
1174
00:59:17,685 --> 00:59:19,960
as being very radical
in his thought,
1175
00:59:19,960 --> 00:59:23,690
but he's calling for a
balance between civilization
1176
00:59:23,690 --> 00:59:24,500
and nature.
1177
00:59:24,500 --> 00:59:27,760
So if he seems extreme
in his position,
1178
00:59:27,760 --> 00:59:32,060
it's because we've become
so extreme in ours.
1179
00:59:32,060 --> 00:59:34,140
He's best known for
the work "Walden,"
1180
00:59:34,140 --> 00:59:37,500
which describes his two years,
two months, and two days
1181
00:59:37,500 --> 00:59:39,685
he lived at Walden
Pond in a little house
1182
00:59:39,685 --> 00:59:42,560
that he built for himself.
1183
00:59:42,560 --> 00:59:45,880
Thoreau affected many
aspects of world culture
1184
00:59:45,880 --> 00:59:48,460
through his writings.
1185
00:59:48,460 --> 00:59:50,870
Martin Luther King
Junior had said
1186
00:59:50,870 --> 00:59:55,520
that Thoreau's ideas are more
alive today than ever before.
1187
00:59:55,520 --> 00:59:59,140
Mahatma Gandhi said that
Thoreau had a great influence
1188
00:59:59,140 --> 01:00:02,490
on his movement in India.
1189
01:00:02,490 --> 01:00:04,780
I think what appeals to
me most about Thoreau --
1190
01:00:04,780 --> 01:00:08,640
in broadest terms -- would
be his overall worldview,
1191
01:00:08,640 --> 01:00:13,540
his view that this world is
composed of a universal soul
1192
01:00:13,540 --> 01:00:17,410
and nature which expresses
that universal soul.
1193
01:00:17,410 --> 01:00:19,250
- Well of course, the
big thing of his life
1194
01:00:19,250 --> 01:00:23,460
was simplicity,
simplicity, simplicity.
1195
01:00:23,460 --> 01:00:27,680
You should your
count your projects
1196
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:30,670
in one hand, keep
your life very simple,
1197
01:00:30,670 --> 01:00:33,459
which of course none
of us do nowadays.
1198
01:00:33,459 --> 01:00:34,000
Cluttered up.
1199
01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:37,925
But it's a nice
concept to think about.
1200
01:00:37,925 --> 01:00:41,390
(CHATTER)
1201
01:00:46,835 --> 01:00:47,825
- You damn rebels.
1202
01:00:47,825 --> 01:00:49,805
Disperse!
1203
01:00:49,805 --> 01:00:53,270
Disperse, I say!
1204
01:00:53,270 --> 01:00:55,437
Damn you, return to your homes!
1205
01:00:55,437 --> 01:00:56,868
Are you deaf?
1206
01:00:56,868 --> 01:01:00,207
(CROWD ARGUING)
1207
01:01:02,600 --> 01:01:06,220
- They poured their
generous blood like water
1208
01:01:06,220 --> 01:01:08,980
before they knew
whether it would
1209
01:01:08,980 --> 01:01:13,654
fertilize the land of freedom,
or the land of their bondage.
1210
01:01:18,100 --> 01:01:23,390
The war for American
Independence had begun indeed.
1211
01:01:23,390 --> 01:01:26,930
The Regulars will continue
their march to Concord,
1212
01:01:26,930 --> 01:01:28,730
eight miles west.
1213
01:01:28,730 --> 01:01:32,790
At Concord, they will be
forced to begin a rapid retreat
1214
01:01:32,790 --> 01:01:36,470
as colonial opposition stiffens.
1215
01:01:36,470 --> 01:01:37,938
- Fire!
1216
01:01:37,938 --> 01:01:38,438
Huzzah!
1217
01:02:05,020 --> 01:02:07,880
- OK, right here, right
now, I think we're
1218
01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:10,170
trying to start a conversation.
1219
01:02:10,170 --> 01:02:15,410
To me, if we do this now,
if we pass this thing now,
1220
01:02:15,410 --> 01:02:17,710
what happens versus
if we don't pass it.
1221
01:02:17,710 --> 01:02:20,620
And if we don't pass it,
nothing is going to happen.
1222
01:02:20,620 --> 01:02:28,190
- I'm calling you in support
of the local bottled water ban
1223
01:02:28,190 --> 01:02:32,320
article that's coming
up before Town Meeting.
1224
01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:33,280
- Take care, bye-bye.
1225
01:02:37,136 --> 01:02:38,550
I think I'm going to die.
1226
01:02:46,425 --> 01:02:49,395
- Hi I'm Steve Weezer, I work
with the Metrowest Daily News.
1227
01:02:49,395 --> 01:02:51,375
This is where we print
the Concord Journal.
1228
01:02:54,345 --> 01:02:56,820
(RINGING)
1229
01:02:56,820 --> 01:02:59,786
- Today's worry is what's coming
out in the Concord Journal,
1230
01:02:59,786 --> 01:03:00,910
and what's going to hit us.
1231
01:03:00,910 --> 01:03:02,630
Because I know there's
a bunch of stuff
1232
01:03:02,630 --> 01:03:05,860
that will appear in the
Concord Journal today.
1233
01:03:05,860 --> 01:03:09,170
And I wrote a guest commentary.
1234
01:03:09,170 --> 01:03:11,400
I think that's
pretty good, but I
1235
01:03:11,400 --> 01:03:13,280
know that there
are two other guest
1236
01:03:13,280 --> 01:03:17,070
commentaries that are opposed
to the bottled water bylaw.
1237
01:03:17,070 --> 01:03:20,170
And so part of what I
have to do is stop myself
1238
01:03:20,170 --> 01:03:22,370
from freaking out and
saying, oh my god, we're
1239
01:03:22,370 --> 01:03:25,010
going to Hell in a hand basket.
1240
01:03:25,010 --> 01:03:26,890
- I was going to do
"Prohibition is back."
1241
01:03:26,890 --> 01:03:29,010
That was going to be my title.
1242
01:03:29,010 --> 01:03:30,560
"Capping our freedom.
1243
01:03:30,560 --> 01:03:33,330
Prohibition is heavy
handed and goes too far.
1244
01:03:33,330 --> 01:03:36,010
If you don't like the idea of
bottled water, don't buy it.
1245
01:03:36,010 --> 01:03:36,840
Enough is enough.
1246
01:03:36,840 --> 01:03:39,280
This ban is not an
appropriate avenue
1247
01:03:39,280 --> 01:03:43,530
for attaining sustainability
and infringes on our rights.
1248
01:03:43,530 --> 01:03:45,380
When this issue comes
to a vote in April,
1249
01:03:45,380 --> 01:03:47,040
I hope each resident
of Concord will
1250
01:03:47,040 --> 01:03:49,450
come show their support
for basic civil liberties
1251
01:03:49,450 --> 01:03:51,970
and common sense and
vote against the ban
1252
01:03:51,970 --> 01:03:54,402
on bottled water."
1253
01:03:54,402 --> 01:03:55,280
- That's great.
1254
01:03:55,280 --> 01:03:56,280
- Thank you.
1255
01:03:56,280 --> 01:03:59,145
I've gotten really
great feedback on this,
1256
01:03:59,145 --> 01:04:00,560
a lot of people.
1257
01:04:00,560 --> 01:04:03,420
How Jean Hill wants to
do it and Jill Appel,
1258
01:04:03,420 --> 01:04:05,101
heavy fisted with
the prohibition...
1259
01:04:05,101 --> 01:04:05,600
- Right.
1260
01:04:05,600 --> 01:04:10,279
- And what my fear is
that if Concord passes
1261
01:04:10,279 --> 01:04:11,820
this bottled water
ban, then there'll
1262
01:04:11,820 --> 01:04:13,460
be all these copycat towns.
1263
01:04:13,460 --> 01:04:17,845
- If you just logically
plod through what
1264
01:04:17,845 --> 01:04:21,060
is going to happen as a
result and go then into that,
1265
01:04:21,060 --> 01:04:21,800
it's like a tree.
1266
01:04:21,800 --> 01:04:23,829
You go up the
branch, go over here,
1267
01:04:23,829 --> 01:04:25,370
and there's going
to be... it just...
1268
01:04:25,370 --> 01:04:26,370
- All these different...
1269
01:04:26,370 --> 01:04:30,254
- You have to look at
all the limbs of what's
1270
01:04:30,254 --> 01:04:31,670
going to happen
as a result of it,
1271
01:04:31,670 --> 01:04:34,040
and then see where you are at
the top of the tree at the end
1272
01:04:34,040 --> 01:04:34,640
of the day.
1273
01:04:34,640 --> 01:04:37,840
- Maybe it's OK that
Concord is the place where
1274
01:04:37,840 --> 01:04:40,150
it gets talked about
and the pros and cons
1275
01:04:40,150 --> 01:04:41,250
are really laid out there.
1276
01:04:41,250 --> 01:04:44,430
So that everybody in the
country gets educated.
1277
01:04:44,430 --> 01:04:46,610
But if it passes,
that is the wrong...
1278
01:04:46,610 --> 01:04:47,110
- It is.
1279
01:04:47,110 --> 01:04:47,870
- It is the wrong thing.
1280
01:04:47,870 --> 01:04:48,411
- ...message.
1281
01:04:48,411 --> 01:04:52,065
And it's ineffective.
1282
01:04:52,065 --> 01:04:54,110
- I'm quoted
everywhere in the media
1283
01:04:54,110 --> 01:04:57,890
because people respect my views,
and they want to hear from me.
1284
01:04:57,890 --> 01:05:00,580
And so I appreciate the media
giving me that opportunity
1285
01:05:00,580 --> 01:05:02,340
to express my views.
1286
01:05:02,340 --> 01:05:04,310
I'm going to be
going on CBS again
1287
01:05:04,310 --> 01:05:07,310
on Monday to talk
about the bottled water
1288
01:05:07,310 --> 01:05:09,270
ban and next steps.
1289
01:05:09,270 --> 01:05:11,170
- We fight against
political correctness
1290
01:05:11,170 --> 01:05:13,670
here on Nightside
at so many levels.
1291
01:05:13,670 --> 01:05:15,260
- The smartest guy on radio.
1292
01:05:15,260 --> 01:05:19,060
- And I want to welcome Adriana
Cohen, a business executive,
1293
01:05:19,060 --> 01:05:20,572
public relations specialist.
1294
01:05:20,572 --> 01:05:22,696
And you are the proud
mom of three kids.
1295
01:05:22,696 --> 01:05:25,070
You don't look like you're
old enough to have three kids.
1296
01:05:25,070 --> 01:05:26,670
- I'm a lucky lady.
1297
01:05:26,670 --> 01:05:28,530
- Wow, you're busy,
busy, busy, busy.
1298
01:05:28,530 --> 01:05:30,980
We heard about this
battle in Concord,
1299
01:05:30,980 --> 01:05:34,000
and I quite frankly
didn't understand.
1300
01:05:34,000 --> 01:05:38,569
I am a huge supporter of
extending the bottle bill.
1301
01:05:38,569 --> 01:05:40,860
Are you familiar with the
bottle bill in Massachusetts?
1302
01:05:40,860 --> 01:05:41,670
- Well, yes...
1303
01:05:41,670 --> 01:05:43,110
- Yes, it applies...
1304
01:05:43,110 --> 01:05:46,290
- But it only has
a $0.05 deposit.
1305
01:05:46,290 --> 01:05:47,264
And that's not enough.
1306
01:05:47,264 --> 01:05:48,430
- Well, you know what, Jean?
1307
01:05:48,430 --> 01:05:52,120
You're wrong on that because
the recycling of beer bottles
1308
01:05:52,120 --> 01:05:55,420
and beer cans and carbonated
beverages in Massachusetts
1309
01:05:55,420 --> 01:05:57,050
has been a huge success.
1310
01:05:57,050 --> 01:05:59,430
And all we have to do
is apply that to the...
1311
01:05:59,430 --> 01:06:04,880
I'm with you on applying it
to water bottles, and sports
1312
01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:08,340
drinks, and iced tea,
and everything, Jean.
1313
01:06:08,340 --> 01:06:09,430
- I can't...
1314
01:06:09,430 --> 01:06:11,251
look, I'm 84 years old.
1315
01:06:11,251 --> 01:06:11,750
- Right.
1316
01:06:11,750 --> 01:06:14,460
- I can't fight the
whole bottled industry.
1317
01:06:14,460 --> 01:06:16,940
- Well, Jean, I
will stand shoulder
1318
01:06:16,940 --> 01:06:20,520
to shoulder with you, Jean,
and I will be there with you.
1319
01:06:20,520 --> 01:06:22,000
I will be there with you.
1320
01:06:22,000 --> 01:06:25,010
But to focus just on
water bottles, to me,
1321
01:06:25,010 --> 01:06:26,770
is discriminatory.
1322
01:06:26,770 --> 01:06:28,740
- I agree, it's very
short-sighted because what
1323
01:06:28,740 --> 01:06:32,250
about all the other dozens and
dozens of beverages that are
1324
01:06:32,250 --> 01:06:33,550
contained in plastic?
1325
01:06:33,550 --> 01:06:34,400
I mean...
1326
01:06:34,400 --> 01:06:38,770
- May I say this, Adriana?
1327
01:06:38,770 --> 01:06:40,940
I assume this is Adriana.
1328
01:06:40,940 --> 01:06:41,800
- Yes, it is.
1329
01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:43,132
- And this is Dan.
1330
01:06:43,132 --> 01:06:44,360
(LAUGHTER)
1331
01:06:44,360 --> 01:06:46,640
- And Dan.
1332
01:06:46,640 --> 01:06:48,230
May I say this?
1333
01:06:48,230 --> 01:06:51,740
What people drink,
what children drink
1334
01:06:51,740 --> 01:06:56,080
is determined by
parental guidance.
1335
01:06:56,080 --> 01:06:58,810
They want their
children to be healthy
1336
01:06:58,810 --> 01:07:01,080
and they don't want them
to drink sugary drinks.
1337
01:07:01,080 --> 01:07:03,180
- And you want to take
water away from them, Jean.
1338
01:07:03,180 --> 01:07:04,680
You want to take water.
1339
01:07:04,680 --> 01:07:05,730
You want to take water.
1340
01:07:05,730 --> 01:07:07,850
- You can...
1341
01:07:07,850 --> 01:07:08,850
Concord tap water...
1342
01:07:08,850 --> 01:07:09,900
- You want to take water.
1343
01:07:09,900 --> 01:07:13,330
You want to take water,
the source, the life
1344
01:07:13,330 --> 01:07:17,280
spring of the world, away
from young children, Jean.
1345
01:07:17,280 --> 01:07:19,010
I don't understand this.
1346
01:07:19,010 --> 01:07:20,312
- Oh, give me a break.
1347
01:07:20,312 --> 01:07:22,020
You don't know what
you're talking about.
1348
01:07:22,020 --> 01:07:22,977
- I think I do.
1349
01:07:22,977 --> 01:07:24,560
You know what we
could do maybe, Jean?
1350
01:07:24,560 --> 01:07:27,837
We could have you and Adriana
back in studio together,
1351
01:07:27,837 --> 01:07:29,420
and we could have a
whole hour debate.
1352
01:07:29,420 --> 01:07:30,880
Would you like to do that?
1353
01:07:30,880 --> 01:07:33,486
- I don't want to have
anything to do with Adriana.
1354
01:07:33,486 --> 01:07:34,860
- Oh, well that's
impolite, Jean.
1355
01:07:34,860 --> 01:07:36,170
- That's not nice.
1356
01:07:36,170 --> 01:07:36,680
- I think...
1357
01:07:36,680 --> 01:07:37,942
- That's not nice.
1358
01:07:37,942 --> 01:07:38,650
That is not nice.
1359
01:07:38,650 --> 01:07:39,160
- Oh, Jean.
1360
01:07:39,160 --> 01:07:41,493
- You know,Jean, you can't
go around disparaging people,
1361
01:07:41,493 --> 01:07:42,400
you know.
1362
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:42,695
- Well, you know what?
1363
01:07:42,695 --> 01:07:44,410
Jean, if you don't want
to come in and share
1364
01:07:44,410 --> 01:07:45,950
the microphone with
Adriana, there's
1365
01:07:45,950 --> 01:07:47,040
nothing more that I can say.
1366
01:07:47,040 --> 01:07:48,820
Unfortunately, the one
next thing I have to do
1367
01:07:48,820 --> 01:07:49,780
is say goodnight, Jean.
1368
01:07:49,780 --> 01:07:50,280
OK?
1369
01:07:50,280 --> 01:07:51,690
- All right, good night.
1370
01:07:51,690 --> 01:07:53,180
- Have a great
night, good night.
1371
01:07:53,180 --> 01:07:55,670
If you weren't on Adriana's
side before that call,
1372
01:07:55,670 --> 01:07:56,600
you have to be now.
1373
01:07:56,600 --> 01:07:56,760
We'll be back after this.
1374
01:07:56,760 --> 01:07:57,390
- Oh, boy.
1375
01:08:00,310 --> 01:08:03,041
I think I really screwed up.
1376
01:08:03,041 --> 01:08:06,809
(RADIO PLAYING)
1377
01:08:09,640 --> 01:08:14,352
- Nobody has a sense of urgency
on this environmental stuff.
1378
01:08:14,352 --> 01:08:17,128
You know, the nature of pushing
the edge of the envelope
1379
01:08:17,128 --> 01:08:19,509
is that is you're
invariably disappointed.
1380
01:08:22,350 --> 01:08:25,789
This is a perfect way to
respond at a community level
1381
01:08:25,789 --> 01:08:27,470
to the power of corporations.
1382
01:08:27,470 --> 01:08:28,952
Perfect.
1383
01:08:28,952 --> 01:08:31,916
They can't f------ get
out of their own way.
1384
01:08:53,652 --> 01:08:57,110
(CHATTER)
1385
01:09:03,038 --> 01:09:05,014
- But this is the big
warrant for tonight.
1386
01:09:12,918 --> 01:09:15,979
- Yes, let's just focus on this.
1387
01:09:15,979 --> 01:09:17,009
- How do you do, Nora?
1388
01:09:17,009 --> 01:09:18,450
It's nice to meet you.
1389
01:09:25,950 --> 01:09:26,867
- OK, good.
1390
01:09:26,867 --> 01:09:27,616
- All right, Jill.
1391
01:09:27,616 --> 01:09:28,115
Don't worry.
1392
01:09:30,950 --> 01:09:34,450
(MUSIC PLAYING)
1393
01:09:38,450 --> 01:09:41,950
(BELL RINGING)
1394
01:09:41,950 --> 01:09:44,131
- Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.
1395
01:09:44,131 --> 01:09:48,260
Welcome to the third night
of Concord Town Meeting.
1396
01:09:48,260 --> 01:09:52,810
This is the 376th
consecutive year
1397
01:09:52,810 --> 01:09:55,020
that the citizens
of Concord have
1398
01:09:55,020 --> 01:09:57,260
met in the spring for
annual Town Meeting.
1399
01:09:57,260 --> 01:10:02,080
I see that a quorum is
present, and I do so declare.
1400
01:10:02,080 --> 01:10:05,300
We have a pre-scheduled
item of high interest.
1401
01:10:05,300 --> 01:10:09,020
Ms. Hill moves that the
town take affirmative action
1402
01:10:09,020 --> 01:10:12,590
on Article 32 as
printed in the warrant.
1403
01:10:12,590 --> 01:10:15,220
- The Board of Selectmen did
not reach a consensus regarding
1404
01:10:15,220 --> 01:10:17,680
Article 32, and is
therefore not making
1405
01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:19,800
a recommendation tonight.
1406
01:10:19,800 --> 01:10:22,320
Our job is to think about
what's best for Concord,
1407
01:10:22,320 --> 01:10:24,800
whereas in many ways Article
32 is concerned about what's
1408
01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:25,850
best for the world.
1409
01:10:25,850 --> 01:10:27,575
Further, if Article
32 passes, there's
1410
01:10:27,575 --> 01:10:28,950
a good chance that
the town would
1411
01:10:28,950 --> 01:10:31,530
be sued on constitutional
and other grounds
1412
01:10:31,530 --> 01:10:34,030
by organizations representing
bottling interests.
1413
01:10:34,030 --> 01:10:35,890
In such litigation,
it's likely to be...
1414
01:10:35,890 --> 01:10:37,990
to make the cost of
defense so expensive
1415
01:10:37,990 --> 01:10:41,220
that Concord and other towns
would be cowed into submission.
1416
01:10:41,220 --> 01:10:43,110
Whether we want to
enact a ban, and see it
1417
01:10:43,110 --> 01:10:44,980
through to its
conclusion, depends
1418
01:10:44,980 --> 01:10:46,950
on what we value as
citizens of Concord.
1419
01:10:52,505 --> 01:10:54,130
- Certainly nothing
wrong with plastic.
1420
01:10:54,130 --> 01:10:57,450
And in my impression, there's
nothing wrong with water.
1421
01:10:57,450 --> 01:10:58,990
But plastics not going away.
1422
01:10:58,990 --> 01:11:00,615
And what we really
have to do, I think,
1423
01:11:00,615 --> 01:11:04,730
is continue to encourage people
to recycle and educate more.
1424
01:11:04,730 --> 01:11:07,830
I mean, basically, Concord is
the place where it all started,
1425
01:11:07,830 --> 01:11:10,300
where freedom is perhaps
the most important thing.
1426
01:11:10,300 --> 01:11:11,800
I simply hope that
those freedoms
1427
01:11:11,800 --> 01:11:13,081
would be maintained tonight.
1428
01:11:13,081 --> 01:11:13,580
(APPLAUSE)
1429
01:11:13,580 --> 01:11:16,010
- As I said before, there's no..
1430
01:11:16,010 --> 01:11:19,530
no demonstrations of
clapping, or hissing.
1431
01:11:19,530 --> 01:11:22,130
Either way, this is a
deliberative body and not
1432
01:11:22,130 --> 01:11:23,680
a pep rally.
1433
01:11:23,680 --> 01:11:26,730
- Mr. Moderator,
ladies and gentlemen,
1434
01:11:26,730 --> 01:11:29,270
I stand alone, but confident.
1435
01:11:29,270 --> 01:11:32,630
I've kept an open mind and
I do speak from the heart.
1436
01:11:32,630 --> 01:11:35,660
The whole country
is watching us now.
1437
01:11:35,660 --> 01:11:39,791
Watch out, watch out.
1438
01:11:39,791 --> 01:11:42,180
- And I'm a fascist.
1439
01:11:42,180 --> 01:11:43,920
- As a lifetime
Concord resident,
1440
01:11:43,920 --> 01:11:45,480
my husband and I
are both strongly
1441
01:11:45,480 --> 01:11:47,370
against passing this article.
1442
01:11:47,370 --> 01:11:50,750
My strong opposition stems from
the lack of a true cost benefit
1443
01:11:50,750 --> 01:11:53,000
analysis of the
proposed restriction.
1444
01:11:53,000 --> 01:11:56,000
I encourage everyone to
oppose this well-intentioned
1445
01:11:56,000 --> 01:11:58,220
but largely unwise,
ill-conceived
1446
01:11:58,220 --> 01:12:00,150
and potentially harmful bylaw.
1447
01:12:00,150 --> 01:12:01,320
Thank you.
1448
01:12:01,320 --> 01:12:02,131
- Thank you.
1449
01:12:02,131 --> 01:12:02,630
Ms. Cohen?
1450
01:12:02,630 --> 01:12:03,450
- I am against...
1451
01:12:03,450 --> 01:12:04,560
- Hi.
1452
01:12:04,560 --> 01:12:08,880
I'm against the bottle water
ban because it is prohibition.
1453
01:12:08,880 --> 01:12:11,810
Perhaps you've forgotten the
Declaration of Independence.
1454
01:12:11,810 --> 01:12:15,110
I'd like to recite a line from
the Declaration of Independence
1455
01:12:15,110 --> 01:12:16,200
to you.
1456
01:12:16,200 --> 01:12:19,140
"Man has certain
unalienable rights
1457
01:12:19,140 --> 01:12:22,680
to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness."
1458
01:12:22,680 --> 01:12:24,830
When a person no
longer has the liberty
1459
01:12:24,830 --> 01:12:27,260
to decide for themselves
and their children
1460
01:12:27,260 --> 01:12:29,480
what products they're
going to put in their body
1461
01:12:29,480 --> 01:12:31,260
and what products
they're going to buy,
1462
01:12:31,260 --> 01:12:33,380
we no longer live
in a free society.
1463
01:12:33,380 --> 01:12:36,445
This reminds me of a country
where dictators dictate...
1464
01:12:36,445 --> 01:12:37,040
- Oh, come on.
1465
01:12:37,040 --> 01:12:37,914
- Please be in order.
1466
01:12:37,914 --> 01:12:41,039
- ...to the masses what
they're allowed to buy.
1467
01:12:41,039 --> 01:12:43,330
I encourage you to think very
carefully about your vote
1468
01:12:43,330 --> 01:12:45,300
tonight because it
infringes upon our freedom.
1469
01:12:49,130 --> 01:12:51,325
- If we could go to
the cafeteria, please.
1470
01:12:51,325 --> 01:12:52,700
- The Declaration
of Independence
1471
01:12:52,700 --> 01:12:54,260
was referenced tonight.
1472
01:12:54,260 --> 01:12:57,660
Clean air and clean water, those
are inalienable rights too.
1473
01:12:57,660 --> 01:12:59,760
We have to make a stand
against this kind of stuff
1474
01:12:59,760 --> 01:13:01,330
at some point.
1475
01:13:01,330 --> 01:13:03,031
In 15 years, in 20
years, communities
1476
01:13:03,031 --> 01:13:04,530
all across the world
are going to be
1477
01:13:04,530 --> 01:13:06,540
doing what we're proposing
to do here tonight,
1478
01:13:06,540 --> 01:13:09,360
because it's the right thing to
do, it's the only thing to do.
1479
01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:11,220
There have been
allusions tonight
1480
01:13:11,220 --> 01:13:12,870
to the revolutions in Concord.
1481
01:13:12,870 --> 01:13:15,490
And those are not out of place,
and I know maybe some of us
1482
01:13:15,490 --> 01:13:16,750
may have heard that tonight
and thought, "Oh, this
1483
01:13:16,750 --> 01:13:18,360
isn't as big as the
American Revolution",
1484
01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:19,720
or "This isn't the
Literary Revolution."
1485
01:13:19,720 --> 01:13:20,469
But you know what?
1486
01:13:20,469 --> 01:13:22,900
We're in the midst of an
environmental crisis right now,
1487
01:13:22,900 --> 01:13:24,850
and here is a chance to
do something about it
1488
01:13:24,850 --> 01:13:25,782
right here in Concord.
1489
01:13:25,782 --> 01:13:27,579
Thank you.
1490
01:13:27,579 --> 01:13:28,620
- Thank you, Mr. Goodman.
1491
01:13:28,620 --> 01:13:36,956
And again, please keep your
reactions between your ears.
1492
01:13:36,956 --> 01:13:37,902
Microphone number two.
1493
01:13:40,270 --> 01:13:43,160
- We have a chance here in
Concord to send a message that
1494
01:13:43,160 --> 01:13:45,640
if our legislatures
cannot get the job done,
1495
01:13:45,640 --> 01:13:46,930
we can act locally.
1496
01:13:46,930 --> 01:13:50,540
We can show the way, set the
example, shame the legislators,
1497
01:13:50,540 --> 01:13:52,540
maybe provoke them to act.
1498
01:13:52,540 --> 01:13:54,250
- Thank you very much.
1499
01:13:54,250 --> 01:13:55,480
- In my 11 seconds left...
1500
01:13:55,480 --> 01:13:57,380
- Well we've got so
many people waiting,
1501
01:13:57,380 --> 01:13:59,752
and you had such a
powerful wind up.
1502
01:13:59,752 --> 01:14:03,190
(LAUGHTER)
1503
01:14:03,690 --> 01:14:06,180
If we could go to the
cafeteria, please.
1504
01:14:06,180 --> 01:14:08,460
- These corporations
are drilling
1505
01:14:08,460 --> 01:14:12,070
for water that otherwise
would be flowing for free.
1506
01:14:12,070 --> 01:14:14,790
They're spending a lot of
money to tell us how to vote.
1507
01:14:14,790 --> 01:14:17,980
Let's not do it their way.
1508
01:14:17,980 --> 01:14:21,290
- The spirit of April 19th
lives on in this town,
1509
01:14:21,290 --> 01:14:24,590
the spirit of creating a
new, more rational and more
1510
01:14:24,590 --> 01:14:26,050
just world.
1511
01:14:26,050 --> 01:14:28,430
Democracy is not just
about consumer freedom,
1512
01:14:28,430 --> 01:14:30,180
it's about responsible
self-governance.
1513
01:14:30,180 --> 01:14:31,352
(BELL RINGS)
1514
01:14:31,352 --> 01:14:32,276
Perfect!
1515
01:14:32,276 --> 01:14:34,590
(LAUGHTER)
1516
01:14:34,590 --> 01:14:36,470
- I am a senior at
the high school and...
1517
01:14:36,470 --> 01:14:37,070
- I...
1518
01:14:37,070 --> 01:14:39,560
just to clarify, Mr. Beezey,
are you a registered voter?
1519
01:14:39,560 --> 01:14:40,330
- I am a registered voter, yes.
1520
01:14:40,330 --> 01:14:41,640
- Excellent, thank you.
1521
01:14:41,640 --> 01:14:43,140
- And I'd like to
remind you guys
1522
01:14:43,140 --> 01:14:46,090
that you guys will not
see the repercussions
1523
01:14:46,090 --> 01:14:49,950
of these carcinogens coming
through our children.
1524
01:14:49,950 --> 01:14:53,180
They will be through my children
and my generation's children.
1525
01:14:53,180 --> 01:14:56,000
And so I'd just like you
to hand down Concord to us
1526
01:14:56,000 --> 01:14:59,005
in a safe, better
organized town.
1527
01:14:59,005 --> 01:14:59,995
Thank you very much.
1528
01:14:59,995 --> 01:15:01,480
- Thank you.
1529
01:15:01,480 --> 01:15:07,170
- We are in the midst of a
major global water shortage.
1530
01:15:07,170 --> 01:15:12,270
The industry is gaining
control of water resources
1531
01:15:12,270 --> 01:15:15,700
at an unprecedented rate.
1532
01:15:15,700 --> 01:15:18,890
This article is revolutionary.
1533
01:15:18,890 --> 01:15:23,224
But Concord, we have
revolution in our genes.
1534
01:15:42,630 --> 01:15:46,690
- To be clear -- if you are in
favor of the citizen petition,
1535
01:15:46,690 --> 01:15:49,864
please rise and hold the
ballots up if you would, please.
1536
01:16:00,290 --> 01:16:01,060
Thank you.
1537
01:16:01,060 --> 01:16:06,220
And all who are opposed, please
rise and hold your ballots
1538
01:16:06,220 --> 01:16:08,710
high.
1539
01:16:08,710 --> 01:16:11,200
- I don't think I can
stand it if we lose.
1540
01:16:14,188 --> 01:16:15,184
We won't lose.
1541
01:16:17,674 --> 01:16:18,670
- It could happen.
1542
01:16:26,638 --> 01:16:28,132
- What do you think?
1543
01:16:28,132 --> 01:16:30,622
- I think there are a
lot of young parents,
1544
01:16:30,622 --> 01:16:34,108
young 30-somethings that showed
up here who don't want anybody
1545
01:16:34,108 --> 01:16:36,598
telling them what
they can't buy.
1546
01:16:36,598 --> 01:16:39,586
And that they
don't care, really,
1547
01:16:39,586 --> 01:16:43,570
about what they're
leaving their kids.
1548
01:16:43,570 --> 01:16:45,562
They care about...
1549
01:16:45,562 --> 01:16:46,302
- Convenience.
1550
01:16:46,302 --> 01:16:48,052
- They want to choose
what's on the shelf.
1551
01:16:48,052 --> 01:16:50,610
- Yeah, yeah.
1552
01:16:50,610 --> 01:16:51,998
They feel privileged.
1553
01:16:51,998 --> 01:16:52,498
- Yeah.
1554
01:16:57,358 --> 01:16:59,302
I've lost all my fingernails...
1555
01:16:59,302 --> 01:17:01,246
except for that one.
1556
01:17:01,246 --> 01:17:04,148
It's just that it's
been a bad week.
1557
01:17:04,148 --> 01:17:04,648
- Really?
1558
01:17:04,648 --> 01:17:08,050
(LAUGHTER)
1559
01:17:08,050 --> 01:17:10,146
You've done
everything you could.
1560
01:17:10,146 --> 01:17:11,604
I've done everything I could.
1561
01:17:11,604 --> 01:17:13,840
- Yeah.
1562
01:17:13,840 --> 01:17:16,581
- If it loses, at least
we fought a good fight.
1563
01:17:16,581 --> 01:17:17,080
- Yup.
1564
01:17:19,780 --> 01:17:22,665
- And I'll be back next
year, if it does lose.
1565
01:17:22,665 --> 01:17:24,373
- Well I won't be
with you, dear.
1566
01:17:24,373 --> 01:17:26,220
I've got to something
different next year.
1567
01:17:26,220 --> 01:17:27,120
- I know.
1568
01:17:27,120 --> 01:17:28,420
- Let's win this year, OK?
1569
01:17:28,420 --> 01:17:29,310
- Yeah, I think...
1570
01:17:29,310 --> 01:17:31,210
I think that would
be the best solution.
1571
01:17:43,336 --> 01:17:44,830
(BELL RINGING)
1572
01:17:44,830 --> 01:17:47,410
- Could I have your
attention please?
1573
01:17:47,410 --> 01:17:51,360
In a vote by the moderators
in each of the three rooms,
1574
01:17:51,360 --> 01:17:54,610
and in some case with two
separate counters where
1575
01:17:54,610 --> 01:18:04,420
the counters reach the exact
same number, Article 32 --
1576
01:18:04,420 --> 01:18:11,988
403 Yes', 364 No's -- passes
by a margin of 39 votes.
1577
01:18:11,988 --> 01:18:12,488
- Yeah!
1578
01:18:12,488 --> 01:18:15,946
(APPLAUSE)
1579
01:18:21,874 --> 01:18:23,850
- Oh, thank God.
1580
01:18:36,700 --> 01:18:37,786
Oh, Jill...
1581
01:18:37,786 --> 01:18:38,286
- All right.
1582
01:18:38,286 --> 01:18:39,470
Good job, dear.
1583
01:18:39,470 --> 01:18:41,130
- Well, listen, I
couldn't have...
1584
01:18:41,130 --> 01:18:42,469
I wouldn't be here without you.
1585
01:18:42,469 --> 01:18:43,052
You know that.
1586
01:18:43,052 --> 01:18:44,968
- Well, I wouldn't be
here without you, honey.
1587
01:18:44,968 --> 01:18:46,692
This is a mutual admiration.
1588
01:18:46,692 --> 01:18:49,127
You're the lefty,
I'm the righty.
1589
01:18:49,127 --> 01:18:50,460
You're the creative idea girl...
1590
01:18:50,460 --> 01:18:50,931
- You got the ball rolling...
1591
01:18:50,931 --> 01:18:52,820
- ...I'm the practical,
get-it-done girl.
1592
01:18:52,820 --> 01:18:53,730
- She's the one...
1593
01:18:53,730 --> 01:18:54,730
- We're a perfect match.
1594
01:18:54,730 --> 01:18:56,120
- I know, we're a team.
1595
01:18:56,120 --> 01:18:58,968
- You got the ball rolling, and
she grabbed it and ran with it.
1596
01:18:58,968 --> 01:19:00,127
- Yeah, that's right.
1597
01:19:00,127 --> 01:19:02,335
- Oh my gosh, it's a good
thing I had some free time.
1598
01:19:02,335 --> 01:19:03,234
(LAUGHTER)
1599
01:19:03,234 --> 01:19:04,656
- Well, what are
you going to do?
1600
01:19:04,656 --> 01:19:06,558
Go to Italy with your boyfriend.
1601
01:19:06,558 --> 01:19:07,224
- Oh, all right.
1602
01:19:07,224 --> 01:19:08,925
Well, I've got to
play golf tomorrow.
1603
01:19:08,925 --> 01:19:10,425
And then I've got
to bike on Friday.
1604
01:19:10,425 --> 01:19:12,712
So those are my
next appointments.
1605
01:19:12,712 --> 01:19:14,696
- Well, I think you don't
get enough exercise.
1606
01:19:14,696 --> 01:19:16,184
- Yeah, you think?
1607
01:19:16,184 --> 01:19:19,156
I haven't recently.
1608
01:19:19,156 --> 01:19:19,656
- Well...
1609
01:19:19,656 --> 01:19:22,136
- All right, let's go.
1610
01:19:22,136 --> 01:19:23,624
- Well, I have to
get disconnected.
1611
01:19:23,624 --> 01:19:26,600
- Oh, OK.
1612
01:19:26,600 --> 01:19:28,088
- So I'm supposed to...
1613
01:19:28,088 --> 01:19:30,568
Cut!
1614
01:19:30,568 --> 01:19:34,927
- ...Concord Town Meeting, they
voted now to ban plastic water
1615
01:19:34,927 --> 01:19:36,580
bottles.
1616
01:19:36,580 --> 01:19:38,860
Are you kidding me?
1617
01:19:38,860 --> 01:19:39,580
Nope.
1618
01:19:39,580 --> 01:19:42,050
Took them three years, but
apparently they have convinced
1619
01:19:42,050 --> 01:19:45,380
everybody, yes, this is
the scourge of the Earth
1620
01:19:45,380 --> 01:19:49,060
and it'll be banned -- at least
until somebody a little higher
1621
01:19:49,060 --> 01:19:51,650
up than the Concord Town
Meetings members says "No,
1622
01:19:51,650 --> 01:19:53,270
that's absolutely crazy."
1623
01:19:53,270 --> 01:19:56,740
Andrea Cohen has been involved
in this since day one.
1624
01:19:56,740 --> 01:19:58,560
Andrea, good morning.
1625
01:19:58,560 --> 01:19:59,700
- Hi, Jeff, how are you?
1626
01:19:59,700 --> 01:20:01,390
- I'm doing well, and yourself?
1627
01:20:01,390 --> 01:20:02,430
- I'm doing great.
1628
01:20:02,430 --> 01:20:05,150
Yeah, actually not doing
great because I'm bummed out
1629
01:20:05,150 --> 01:20:08,950
that this ridiculous,
overreaching bottled water ban
1630
01:20:08,950 --> 01:20:10,867
took place in
Concord last night.
1631
01:20:22,350 --> 01:20:25,910
- "On September
5th, 2012, Concord
1632
01:20:25,910 --> 01:20:28,910
became the first
community in the nation
1633
01:20:28,910 --> 01:20:32,300
to approve a ban on
plastic bottles."
1634
01:20:32,300 --> 01:20:33,446
We made it to Wikipedia.
1635
01:20:36,932 --> 01:20:41,668
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