MORE NEWS, 4-3 (JOBS JOBS JOBS NEW ENERGY JOBS; PEOPLE LIKE WIND; NEW ENERGY FIGHTS MAPPED)

JOBS JOBS JOBS NEW ENERGY JOBS
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PEOPLE LIKE WIND
Toplines and trends from the 2009 U.S. Saint Index; American Attitudes on Development

"…78% of American adults oppose a landfill development in their hometown, making it the most unwanted type of local real estate project in America…A casino is the second most unwanted local project — 77% opposed…Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they are more likely to support new commercial projects in their hometown given the current economic situation…A nuclear power plant, while the least-favored type of power plant, would still be preferable as a local development project to a landfill, a casino, or an aggregate quarry, the survey results show…

"One in five American families have actively opposed a development project…The Northeast is the most actively NIMBY region of the U.S., followed by the West and Mid-Atlantic…The Midwest is the region most welcoming to local development…Key reasons for opposition to a project are protecting the environment (22%) and protecting the value of a home or real estate (21%). Other reasons for opposition include fear of too much new traffic (19%) and protecting community character (18%)…"

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"Americans are cynical about the relationship between developers and politicians. Nearly seven out of 10 Americans (69%) believe the relationship between developers and elected officials makes the land use approval process unfair…

"Opposition by Americans to power plant construction in their community is dropping…for all types of power plant projects…53 percent of American adults oppose a local power plant project…That is down significantly from 75 percent opposed to a local power project in 2006, and 57 percent a year ago…43 percent of Americans say they support a local power project, an increase from 38 percent support a year ago, and just 23 percent in 2006."

From a recent Saint Group survey finding similar sentiments in the UK. (click to enlarge)

"Wind power remains the top choice for a power plant among Americans if one were to be built near them. Eighty-two percent say they would support a wind-powered generation project if one were proposed for their community…79 percent do not believe a large wind farm would be detrimental to their health and welfare. About one in ten (11 percent) do believe a large wind project could diminish health and welfare…[E]njoying more support than opposition are a local biofuel (54 percent support) or hydro power (61 percent support) project.

"60 percent of Americans oppose building a nuclear power plant in their community —down from 65 percent opposed a year ago…50 percent of Americans oppose a fossil fuel power plant in their community, down from 58 percent last year. Forty-six percent support a fossil fuel plant project in their city or town…A nuclear power plant, while the least-favored type of power plant, would still be preferable to a landfill (78 percent opposed), a casino (77 percent opposed), or an aggregate quarry (62 percent)."


NEW ENERGY FIGHTS MAPPED
Maps That Draw a Line on Energy Projects
Matthew L. Wald, April 1, 2009 (NY Times)

"…the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Audubon Society…on maps managed by Google, for 13 Western states covering about half the land mass of the continental United States…[told] companies that want to develop renewable-energy projects what locations were likely to provoke a fight. Although wind and solar projects do not add to air pollution or global warming, their equipment and the associated power lines can hurt endangered or threatened species, environmentalists say.

"…while the battle lines are quite literally available with a few mouse clicks, the intent is not entirely hostile…the issue is environmental balance, pitting prairie species like the greater sage-grouse against animals like the polar bear, which lives on ice that is melting because of global warming, some of it probably caused by coal-fired power plants that wind and sun could partly replace…"

The Google "fightin' zones" map. (click to enlarge)

"The wind industry publishes photos of cows grazing placidly around towers, and argues it is compatible with nature. But Brian A. Rutledge, executive director of the Audubon Society of Wyoming, said wildlife and domesticated species were different…Matthew McKinzie, of the N.R.D.C., said that his group had provided data on 173 species that were threatened or endangered, some of which had only a small habitat remaining. The list includes fish species.

"The maps, part of Google Earth, show wilderness areas, areas where roads are banned, national parks, wildlife refuges, areas under consideration for wilderness protection, and many areas that lack legal protection but are prime territory for vulnerable species.

"The effort by Google and the environmental groups comes soon after the Western Governors Association posted a draft map of “renewable energy zones,” and the new secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, ordered that a federal task force be formed to increase use of public lands for production and transmission of renewable energy."

The Western Governors' Association map. (click to enlarge)

"At the American Wind Energy Association, Laurie Jodziewicz, a spokeswoman, said the wind industry was involved in the governors’ mapping effort. She predicted that the new Google Earth offering would also be useful, but said…it would take inspection of the sites to determine if there was really an environmental issue — just as it takes inspection and testing to see if there is a renewable energy resource…

"The environmentalists are focused on oil and gas development, too; they say they would like to see such developments around existing gas wells, coal strip mines that have been filled in and other rural areas that are already industrialized."