Bill Pullman v. Northwestern Energy

I’m a little late on this, but it looks like actor Bill Pullman is entering the fracas over Northwestern Energy’s proposal to build a major power line though southwest Montana.

Pullman owns a ranch in Boulder Valley with his brother near Cardwell. On the video posted here, he lays out his opposition (overhead power lines can be carcinogenic, he says).

This could be trouble for NWE, and here’s why: Pullman holds credit for the single most inspirational movie speech in the history of cinema. As President Whitmore in “Independence Day,” he rouses mankind from its darkest hour (it is getting squashed by invading aliens), and rallies the world into a daring nuclear assault on the extraterrestrials. You can see the speech here.

Now, just imagine what Pullman might be able to do at a town meeting in Whitehall.

Happy Friday.

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