Summaries for: Coal and Fossil Fuel
Environmentalists Push Hard to Use Life Cycle Approach to Scoping
By Jay Vincent, The Saint Consulting Group
When it comes to scoping for projects needing state or federal permits, the regulatory regime typically requires that a scoping process include study of the impacts on the site and the area surrounding it. But environmentalists want to change that. Instead, they want the scope of the environmental impact ...
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Learning Lunches Dine on Strategy – Save June 19 for Energy Lunch
By Jay Vincent, The Saint Consulting Group
For 2012 I just hosted the fourth energy learning lunch of the year. Learning lunches are webinars where we share some of the insights gleaned from nearly 30 years building winning strategies for permitting controversial projects.
I want to thank the returning diners for their interest and participation over the ...
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Sign up for Saint Consulting Energy Learning Lunch, April 17, 12 Noon Central
Dear Friend,
Just a quick note to remind you to join us on April 17, 2012, 12 noon Central, for an Energy Sector Learning Lunch to discuss Data: Building a Supporter Identification Program that builds on the stakeholder discussion for buildng an Advocacy Pyramid to support your project.Free, insightful, useful lunch-hour discussion. To join us, click here
We look ...
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Sign Up for March 20 Energy Learning Lunch – Identifying Support in Your Community
Learning Lunch, March 20, 2012, 12 noon CST: Please join us for an Energy Sector Learning Lunch to discuss how to identify stakeholders in the community as part of building an Advocacy Pyramid to support your project. Free, insightful, useful lunch-hour discussion. To join us, click here
We look forward to sharing this approach with you and learning about your own ...
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2012 Energy Sector Summary: Opposition Intensity Levels Rising
By Jay Vincent, The Saint Consulting Group
The most recent Saint Index results show that 55% of Americans would oppose a new power plant if proposed in their community. That number is down significantly from the 75% opposing in 2007. Yet, dwindling opposition does not necessarily mean an easier permitting environment or less activism from opponents. ...
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2012 Top Five Energy Sector Risks and Why
By Jay Vincent, The Saint Consulting Group
I thought it might be valuable to try to create a top five facility types of energy that face extreme permitting risk in 2012 and why. I take a stab below. Your views are welcome. Hit me up at vincent@tscg.biz.
5. Wind Energy Plants
Renewing the Production Tax Credit is priority ...
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Join Jay Vincent at Free Energy Learning Lunch on Jan 17, 12 noon CST
Happy New Year, and welcome to our series of free Energy Learning Lunches scheduled in 2012 to capture and share knowledge about land use issues facing the energy industry. Our first learning lunch last November 22 discussed the 2011 Saint Index and how strongly the American public feels about energy projects proposed in their local ...
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EPA Plans to Close Coal Power Plants Point to Big Problems Ahead
By Christopher Hopkins, Senior Vice President for Aggregates and Mining
The Saint Consulting Group
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to force the shutdown of up to 66 coal fired power plants over the next three years, totaling 14.7 gigawatts or enough electricity to power over 22 million homes.
As a Huffington Post article explains, the problem is ...
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Saint Index Energy Highlights Growing Activism in Shale Drilling
(Editor: Saint Consulting has conducted The Saint Index annually since 2005 to chronicle public opposition to development. This year we began holding learning lunches and individual presentations to tailor the survey results to specific regions or industries. If you or your company would like a presentation, email mindus@tscg.biz for details)
By Jay Vincent,
Senior Vice President for ...
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Join Our Free Saint Index Energy Learning Lunch Webinar, Nov 22
The American public feels strongly about energy projects proposed in their local communities, and the results of the 2011 Saint Index show some very interesting findings, including the fact that not all perceptions of new energy development are negative. I invite you to join me for a free lunch-hour webinar on Tuesday, November 22 at ...
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