Al Maiorino

The Twelve Months of NIMBY and Renewables in 2019

Tuesday, 31 December 2019 Al Maiorino Renewables are surging ahead as sources of energy, however public opposition is still slowing, and in some cases even stopping projects. Every month in 2019 saw successes, and sometimes, defeat or stalling ...

Approaching Renewable Projects in 2016 with a Fresh Strategy

Monday, 04 January 2016 Al Maiorino In 2015, the United States experienced its third city’s attempt to move to 100 percent renewables. Aspen, Colorado now joins Burlington, Vermont and Greensburg, Kansas as the only cities to achieve 100 ...

Ensuring Renewable Energy Goals Become a Reality in the Caribbean

Wednesday, 28 October 2015 Al Maiorino

The islands of the Caribbean are not only some of the most popular tourist destinations, but they are also economically and ecologically diverse regions with growing energy needs.

Public Opposition Spurs County to Delay New biomass Facility

Tuesday, 02 September 2014 Al Maiorino Transylvania County in North Carolina is currently engaged in intensive internal debate about the role of biomass in their future. The current state of affairs began last year when Renewable Developers, ...

biomass projects can overcome opposition

Wednesday, 29 January 2014 Al Maiorino For millennia, humans have burned biological material as an energy source. biomass, composed predominately of plants and microorganisms, has made a resurgence in recent decades as a sustainable form of ...

The 12 Months of NIMBY

Wednesday, 05 December 2012 Al Maiorino NIMBY (Or “not in my backyard”) opposition is often formed to keep large scale projects out of communities. Opposition is common in industries such as landfills, quarries, chemical plants, and major ...

NIMBY going global

Monday, 21 November 2011 Al Maiorino Our expert blogger, Al Maiorino reports that one of the most rapidly developing areas of the public affairs industry in the United States is the Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) niche. The NIMBY ‘Syndrome’ ...

Alternative advertising for alternative energy

Monday, 03 October 2011 Al Maiorino "The renewable energy industry needs to engage in a massive public relations campaign that will remove the myths and provide the public with the clean facts about green energy," says Al Maiorino ...

Do you have control over NIMBY?

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 Al Maiorino Al Maiorino from Boston (US) is the latest expert wanting to share his views with Renewable Energy Magazine's readers. In this piece, Al discusses the rise and rise of NIMBYism: a social phenomenon that ...