» Monthly Archives: September 2011
Saint Index results win coverage in food retail, waste, wind and commercial real estate media
The 2011 Saint Index survey of how Americans feel about development in their local communities has won wide media coverage in the food retail, waste, energy and commercial real estate industries.
Here are a few of the comments:
Waste & Recycling News: A new survey by the Saint Consulting Group examining land use shows that 76% of ...
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Clean Energy Report: Saint Index-NIMBYism Strong, But Wind Preferred
The Clean Energy Report -- http://cleanenergyreport.com/ -- published a report on the energy findings of the 2011 US Saint Index. David Clarke, senior editor for the environmental policy blog, posted the following entry on Sept. 29, 2011.
Seventy-nine percent of Americans in a recent poll say they don't want new development in their local areas -- ...
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Saint Index – Americans Back Wind Power over Other Local Energy Projects
Seven out of 10 Americans support wind farms over any other type of energy development in their hometown, the 2011 Saint Index survey found, with potential backing for other local energy projects, except nuclear. Asked how they would feel if various types of energy development were proposed in their community, 75 percent of Americans strongly oppose ...
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2011 Saint Index – Landfill Tops List of Locally Unwanted Projects
A landfill tops the list of America’s most unwanted local development projects, the 2011 Saint Index survey found.
When it comes to their hometown, 76 percent of Americans said they would oppose a proposed landfill development. The next most-unwanted local project is a casino, with 74 percent opposed, followed by a quarry, with 54 percent opposed.
A landfill has been ...
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Saint Index 2011: NIMBY Attitudes Stronger Than Ever
SAINT INDEX 2011: AMERICANS SAY BEST LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS ‘NONE’ — Even though 69 percent of Americans said the recession has made them more likely to support a local commercial project, nearly eight of 10 American adults don’t want new development in their hometown, the survey found.
Seventy-nine percent of Americans say their hometown is ...
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New Book on Rise and Fall of A&P has Lessons for Today’s Grocery Store Wars
By P. Michael Saint, Chairman and CEO, The Saint Consulting Group In 1930 the largest retailer in the world was A&P with sales of over $1 billion a year, more than double the size of the next largest retailer - Sears. In 1951, the largest retailer with sales of over $3.3 billion was still A&P ...
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Saint Index 2011: The Tea Party
SAINT INDEX 2011: TEA PARTY WILL INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT BATTLES — The new Saint Index nationwide survey takes the first-ever look at the potential influence of the Tea Party movement when it comes to real estate development and attitudes about how local government handles growth. Tea Party members are 33 percent more likely than the national ...
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Saint Index 2011: Energy
SAINT INDEX 2011: AMERICANS SUPPORT WIND POWER, NATURAL GAS, PIPELINES AND TRANSMISSION; OPPOSE OIL DRILLING, NUCLEAR AND POWER PLANTS — Seven out of 10 Americans support wind farm development in their hometown, and three out of four oppose nuclear power, the 2011 Saint Index survey found. Link to Press Release Download the Press Release
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Saint Index 2011: Aggregates
SAINT INDEX 2011: QUARRY PROJECT OPPOSITION TRAILS ONLY LANDFILL, CASINO — Nearly 60 percent of Americans say they would oppose a new aggregate quarry project in their hometown, making it the third most-unwanted type of local development project, the 2011 Saint Index survey found. Download the Press Release
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Saint Index 2011: Landfills
SAINT INDEX 2011: LANDFILLS TOP LIST OF UNWANTED LOCAL PROJECTS — A landfill tops the list of America’s most unwanted local development projects, the 2011 Saint Index survey found. When it comes to their hometown, 76 percent of Americans said they would oppose a proposed landfill development. The next most-unwanted local project is a casino, ...
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