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

21. February 2013 by Jason Hayes
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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

04. February 2013 by Jason Hayes
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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

18. December 2012 by Jason Hayes
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Beyond Affordable

I’m glad to see the effort of the Partnership for Affordable Clean Energy getting out to the public. Their latest work is a website, titled “Beyond Affordable.” This website takes a look at a challenge that we have been facing … Continue reading

04. December 2012 by Jason Hayes
Categories: Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Jobs, NIMBY | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Beyond Affordable

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

04. July 2012 by Jason Hayes
Categories: CCS, CCT, Coal Fundamentals, conference, Election 2012, Energy, Energy Trading, EPA, Jobs, Marketplace Information, Mining, NIMBY, Ports, Powder River Basin, Power Generation, presentations, Railroads, transmission, Utilities | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Coal Leadership Advancement Seminar Series

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

04. May 2012 by Jason Hayes
Categories: carbon, Energy, Environment, Marketplace Information, NIMBY, Utilities | Tags: , , , , | 4 comments

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

05. January 2012 by Jason Hayes
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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

15. August 2011 by Jason Hayes
Categories: Cap & Trade, carbon, CCP, CCS, CCT, Climate Change, Coal Fundamentals, Emissions, Energy, Environment, EPA, Mercury, NIMBY, Power Generation, Regulation, sequestration, Statistics, Utilities | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Here we go again

“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

27. July 2011 by Jason Hayes
Categories: Careers, Environment, EPA, Marketplace Information, meeting, NIMBY, Policy, USA | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on “I’m just quitting”

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

13. March 2011 by Jason Hayes
Categories: Energy, Marketplace Information, NIMBY, Power Generation | Tags: , , , | 1 comment

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