Category Archives for NIMBY
A walking billboard for fossil fuels
It’s has to take a special kind of talent to so boldly embrace this level of cognitive dissonance. Openly admitting that you relied on fossil fuels to get you to the anti-fossil fuels protest rally … is that chutzpah? Or … Continue reading
Targeting Southern ports next
It’s not enough that the green industry is trying to stop the development of thousands of jobs and multiple millions in local and state tax revenues, along with potentially billions in infrastructure investments in the Pacific Northwest. Now they are … Continue reading
Mass to review noise of wind generation before approving permits
The state of Massachusetts has said it will now consider noise issues associated with wind generation facilities prior to approving construction permits. People living in areas adjacent to wind generation developments are lodging a growing number of complaints with local … Continue reading
Coal Leadership Advancement Seminar Series
The first Coal Leadership Advancement Seminar Series (CLASS) program was a success!! Thank you to everyone who joined us on June 26-28 at the The Magnolia Hotel in Downtown Denver Colorado. CLASS attendees enjoyed a diverse slate of presentations from … Continue reading
Sierra Club moves beyond coal to target natural gas
This article demonstrates something that I have been telling listeners in my writing and public speaking for years. When the environmental industry feels comfortable in its ability to attack and suppress one form of energy, they inevitably move on to … Continue reading
The new look of NIMBYism
NIMBYism has a new face and it’s ire is increasingly directed at renewable projects. So-called “NIMBY” activism, once reserved for projects like landfills, prisons and big box stores, has started to impact proposed renewable energy projects throughout the nation. Last … Continue reading
Here we go again
I just had an interesting contact from a reporter at an environmentally-themed government publication. The reporter was asking for my comment on a new NRDC report that lists the 20 “most toxic” states in the union. I won’t link to … Continue reading
“I’m just quitting”
More and more I hear and read about people in American industry describing the never ending stream of litigation, legislation, regulation, negative media, NIMBYism, and vitriol that is directed toward them and their businesses. At a recent public meeting in Birmingham, … Continue reading
Japanese nuclear troubles giving pause to domestic nuclear push
Update: Good Business Insider article on why people can stop worrying about a radiation disaster in Japan. Unfortunate to see that, as the US nuclear industry is poised to make a comeback, the difficulties that Japanese utilities are facing with … Continue reading