Tag 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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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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Do you have control over NIMBY?

(Admin note: This article was submitted by invitation to discuss the growing challenge of addressing the “Not in my backyard” (NIMBY) mindset when proposing the construction of new generation or transmission facilities.) Picture this: economic difficulties haven’t slowed your business … Continue reading

04. January 2011 by Jason Hayes
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Ontario Premier threatens opponents of new (green) energy projects

I recently read an unsettling report of an apparently contradictory move by the provincial government of Ontario to force the development of so-called green energy developments in the province of Ontario.

While promoting his Green Energy Act, Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty, made it clear that he will no longer accept "Not In My Backyard" (also known as NIMBY) arguments from opponents of new green or renewable energy developments. So long as "safety" and "environmental" concerns are addressed, he will not stand for opposition to new energy generation projects.

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18. February 2009 by Jason Hayes
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