Summaries for: Aggregates/Mining
Inside the mind of a NIMBY: interview with Arizona copper mine opponents
By Christopher Hopkins,
Senior Vice President, Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting Group
People oppose mining development for a number of reasons, to protect the environment, to preserve the character of the community and because the product that is being mined is extremely controversial. Here is an Arizona Daily Star interview ...
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Quarries Still High on Opposition List: Saint Index in Rock Products magazine
Data from The Saint Consulting Group shows that the economic recession has made Americans more willing to support new commercial projects in their community. Yet, quarries remain among the top in drawing community opposition -- coming in a distant third to landfills and casinos, Rock Products magazine has reported. Of 1,000 adults interviewed nationwide, 68% ...
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All Politics is Local, All Land Use is Political – American Coal Online
(American Coal Online has published an article on land use politics, written by Christopher Hopkins, senior vice president for aggregates and mining, and Ben Kelahan, senior vice president for energy, both of The Saint Consulting Group)
By Christopher Hopkins and Ben Kelahan, The Saint Consulting Group
Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill used to say, “All politics ...
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US Chamber: NIMBY cost energy projects $560 Billion and 250,000 Jobs
A flawed permitting process for energy projects is the main contributor to roughly $560 billion in lost direct and private investment and 250,000 jobs, according to testimony delivered by U.S. Chamber Senior Vice President William L. Kovacs before a joint meeting of the Senate and House Western Caucuses. “The ‘Not In My Back Yard’ folks ...
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Highway politics hit aggregate industry hard
By Christopher HopkinsSenior Vice President for Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting Group The U.S. aggregate mining industry is hurting, our highways are crumbling, and Congress is making both problems worse. The recession certainly has caused great pain within the aggregate industry, due in large part to the crash of both the housing market and ...
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America’s deteriorating infrastructure: roads in dire need of repair
By Christopher Hopkins Senior Vice President for Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting Group It has now been eight months since the expiration of the Federal Highway Trust Fund. While there have been short-term extensions put in place to maintain some of the road funding to the states, it has not been sufficient to keep ...
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Mining industry glimpses light at end of tunnel
By Christopher Hopkins,Senior Vice President, Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting GroupThe end may be in sight for part of the recession that has devastated sections of the mining industry over the past three years. Cemex and Vulcan Materials both recorded increased sales in April and are projected to have a further increase in May, ...
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Rare earth minerals: A new foreign dependency?
By Christopher Hopkins Rare earth minerals are a key element to the 21st century economy and beyond. With China currently producing the vast majority of the products, are we substituting one foreign dependency for another? Here's a link (click here) to an excellent New York Times article on the future of the rare ...
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Aggregate industry wins right to mine South Florida ‘Lake Belt’ reserves
April 2010 — Rock Products Magazine — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a plan that will allow mining to expand in a region of South Florida called "The Lake Belt." The industry prevailed over strong opposition by environmental interests, who denounced the decision. Saint Consulting Senior Vice President for Aggregates and Mining Christopher ...
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Roadblocks to new mining; are we compromising national security?
By Christopher Hopkins
Senior Vice President, Aggregates and Mining, The Saint Consulting Group
Numerous arguments are made for and against mining. Public debate typically focuses on mining’s impacts on the environment, the economy, the landscape, home values and impacts on communities. Virtually ignored, however, is how the decline in mining in the United States affects national security.
When ...
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