http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nimby/ en-us Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:46:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127269/posts Long Island’s two counties, Suffolk and Nassau, are first and fourth in the number of loans at risk of foreclosure in New York State. Long Island was not supposed to be hit this hard, because of its affluence, highly desirable housing stock and relative lack of room to sprawl. But for lots of reasons distinctly its own, it was highly susceptible to the toxic fallout of the subprime bubble. Long Island now has two housing crises, an acute new one laid over a chronic old one. The old one is a severe shortage of housing for regular people, in a... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127269/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:46:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127243/posts A measure that would require San Francisco to set aside about $30 million every year for affordable housing failed Tuesday night. Supporters of Measure B had said the measure would provide necessary relief for low- and middle-income residents who can't afford a home in San Francisco. But opponents, primarily Mayor Gavin Newsom, had argued that the financial restrictions that come with the measure would force heavy cuts to city services. "I guess we'll just have to do it the old-fashioned way -we'll try to get the money through appropriation. And if the mayor chooses not to support that, we'll just... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127243/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 20:18:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097192/posts Islanders were outraged when a wealthy summer resident clear cut land last year next to an affordable housing development so he could land his helicopter. But another fight brewing on Martha's Vineyard is not about the excesses of the rich in their summer houses. This one pits year-round residents against one another. On one side is Bill Bennett, a Vineyard electronics contractor, who raised $1 million to buy land on the island's southern edge to build 11 houses costing $350,000 each - about half the island's median house price - so his employees and family can afford their first homes.... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097192/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:27:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064230/posts Walt Neidlinger spent years trying to keep a Wal-Mart-anchored shopping complex from being built near his Wind Gap home. The traffic would have been suffocating for their little community, neighbors argued, so when the massive retailer and its partners packed up their plans and left Plainfield Township last year, Neidlinger was ecstatic. He figured he'd wait for the next plan to come along and remembers thinking, ''What could be worse than Wal-Mart?'' Over the past year, Neidlinger says, he's gotten an answer: RPM Recycling -- the metal-shredding plant on the same land -- causes daily noise that sounds like a... morningcall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064230/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058592/posts Due to Restrictions can only post link. Residents want city gas drilling permits stopped Houston Chronicle, AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058592/posts#comment Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:05:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057883/posts U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.) opposes President Bush's proposal to lift the ban, saying the debate "is not about producing more oil, it's really about producing more profits for Big Oil." He said oil companies should exploit the land and undersea areas already available to them for oil drilling. His Republican opponent, former U.S. Rep. Dick Zimmer, takes a Jersey-centric view of offshore drilling. Zimmer says he is open to environmentally safe drilling off the coasts. But, he says, "I would oppose drilling off the Jersey Shore or anywhere else that would pose a danger to the Jersey Shore." http://www.philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2057883/posts#comment Thu, 7 Aug 2008 06:49:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030120/posts A number of Chippewa County residents are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to a sand mine. As we first reported two weeks ago, a Canadian company is looking to build a sand processing plant in the Town of Howard. If a permit is approved, the sand mine will operate for 40 years. During that time, it's estimated 60 to 90 trucks will haul 16 hours a day in the summer and ten hours a day in the winter. That's why a committee has been formed to stop construction. Kasey Schindler, the Stop Mine Committee spokesperson says,... WQOW TV-18 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030120/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029226/posts Passing the Signal Hill pumpjacks the other day, which are nestled everywhere from outside a coffee shop to the lot of a used-car dealership in Southern California, I had a thought in this beautiful coastal region that inspired the fictional oilman Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood." What if those who allowed new drilling in their neighborhoods were rewarded with $2-a-gallon gasoline? Would NIMBYism survive? As consumers are literally running out of gas on the roadways for trying to stretch their last fuel dollars one extra mile, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is in little mood to ease... Seattle Post Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029226/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:12:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027591/posts Richmond city officials' decision to restrict the crude oil the Chevron refinery can process if it upgrades its facility could drastically affect the company's plans.After five hours of public testimony and deliberations, the Richmond Planning Commission early Friday morning approved a crude limit to calm public fears over increased pollution and health risks."Let's try something a bit ground-breaking and see if it flies," Commissioner Charles Duncan said. "The health of the community is at stake."Exactly how much the new crude cap will alter Chevron's plan to upgrade equipment will depend on how extensive that cap is. The commission directed city... Contra Costa Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027591/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 17:23:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027514/posts The Marcellus Shale play is the latest huge thing in natural gas, considered by some to be a "super giant" gas field. Read more here http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/246893563.shtml The edge of the Marcellus Shale in Northeast PA and NY is about 100 miles from NYC, which means the gas needs only a very short trip by pipeline to the major metropolitan centers. Natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels and also is a source for hydrogen for hydrogen powered vehicles. So here are a bunch of "concerned citizens" planning to oppose it with all their might. "The Damascus group has... Damascus (PA) Citizens http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027514/posts#comment Sat, 7 Jun 2008 10:59:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020444/posts On the Spot (CNSNews.com) - The United States should increase its domestic oil supply by opening up more drilling sites, several members of the Senate told Cybercast News Service Thursday, when surveyed on the issue at the U.S. Capitol. But some senators also said they are wary of allowing increased drilling in many locations - especially in their own states. "There may be places that make sense, I am not saying, 'Let's not drill anywhere,' " Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in response to the question. "But do I want to drill off the California coast? No. Do I want... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020444/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 21:52:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011413/posts In the community of Shady Grove Woods, trees are becoming more and more scarce. Residents and other anti-Intercounty Connector activists marched through the neighborhood on Saturday, pointing out the trees that were cut down to make way for the six-lane highway. ‘‘It’s just that we didn’t have a say in it in so many ways and we’re not talking about a two-lane road, we’re talking about a major highway running through here,” resident Sam Chim said of the ICC. ‘‘We have a lot of nice, private woods back here and now we’re going to have a highway running through instead.... The Montgomery Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011413/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 13:53:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011389/posts Last week's story about the uncertainties endured by people who live in or near the route of the I-69/Trans-Texas Corridor prompted many messages of support. But I wish there had been room in the story to quote Steve Huber, a University of Houston law professor who spoke at a January meeting in Bellville on the project. Huber opposed the corridor plan without taking the position — adopted, for instance, by U.S. Rep. John Culberson toward rail on Richmond — that the people most directly affected deserve the most consideration when a route is chosen. "My position carefully avoided the sort... The Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011389/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 12:24:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997400/posts In 2006, former premier Lucien Bouchard and several business leaders blamed the not-in-my-backyard syndrome - NIMBY - for much of the Montreal metropolitan area's "immobilisme." The criticism followed the cancellation of two projects that had stirred public protests - a casino near Pointe St. Charles and the Suroît power plant. Despite the scolding, citizens remain unrepentant and as pesky as ever. Protests against noisy aircraft over the West Island, for example, are giving headaches to airport officials trying to accommodate increasing numbers of flights. Protests on the North Shore are also causing problems for the expansion of a smelly regional... The Montreal Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997400/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 01:31:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962592/posts Five months ago, I wrote about the recycling center at the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park. Residents have been upset about the facility for some time. The site is noisy and ugly, and seems dated. Recycling is done at the curb of nearly every house these days, so why does the neighborhood need a special site? But most of all, the residents were upset at the fact that the homeless campers in Golden Gate Park were raiding their recycling bins at night, loading up on cans and bottles, and turning them in for cash. It was, some said, a... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962592/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913635/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Cape Cod Commission in Massachusetts Thursday denied Cape Wind's application to bury electric cables needed to connect its proposed 420-megawatt offshore wind farm in the Nantucket Sound to the state power grid. Cape Wind said in a release that it would challenge the Commission decision. The Cape Cod Commission is a local organization created by the state in 1990 to manage growth and protect Cape Cod's natural resources. Sen. Ted Kennedy and many residents who own coastal property from where they could see the wind turbines on a clear day oppose the project along with... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913635/posts#comment Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:41:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897678/posts If you're wondering who's largely to blame for the alleged heating up of the climate you need look no further than Jane Fonda. That's what "Freakanomics" columnists Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt suggest in Sunday's New York Times Magazine. "If you were asked to name the biggest global warming villains of the past 30 years, here's one name that probably wouldn't spring to mind: Jane Fonda. But should it?" the authors ask. According to Editor & Publisher, the two cite Fonda's anti-nuclear thriller "The China Syndrome," which opened just 12 days before the Three Mile Island accident in... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897678/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:24:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896612/posts About two dozen demonstrators gathered outside a D.C. Zoning Commission meeting last night to object to plans to place a day-laborer center in a Northeast shopping plaza. "I do not want to see a day-labor center in the area," said Pat Smith, a program analyst who lives a block from the proposed site, near a Home Depot at 901 Rhode Island Ave. NE. "I don't want to see my taxpaying dollars going to illegal immigrants." D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr., Ward 5 Democrat, plans to spend $500,000 in city funds for the project, which he says would also provide... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896612/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891121/posts CAIRNBROOK, Pa. -- Since 1989, Angelo and Marian Mincone have made weekly 80-mile trips from their home in Allegheny County to an Appalachian ridge top to count the migrating raptors that ride the thermal winds. Mr. Mincone fears that a Gamesa Energy USA proposal to build 30 wind turbines on nearby Shaffer Mountain could endanger the hawks, falcons and, especially, the eastern golden eagles that fly low to feed along the Allegheny Front. He doesn't want to see a repeat of the mistake that has resulted in the deaths of more than 4,700 birds, including 1,300 raptors, each year at... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891121/posts#comment Tue, 4 Sep 2007 22:12:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886389/posts OrlandoSentinel.com COMMENTARY Note to Muslims: We didn't yield free speech on 9-11 Darryl E. Owens COMMENTARY August 25, 2007 After a rancorous week, Sanford City Commissioner Randy Jones and Central Florida Muslims have agreed to play nice. The feud began at a public meeting Tuesday, in which Jones rankled Muslims with an observation about redeveloping a patch of land near a mosque in his district: "The fact of the matter is, I don't think you will get a lot of takers on residential [development] next to a mosque just because of what's going on worldwide." Danette Zaghari-Mask, head of the... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886389/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:23:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886287/posts FL Official 'Regrets' Mosque Comments City commissioner will take part in Muslim town hall meeting The Orlando chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Orlando) today thanked a local official who expressed regret for recent comments about U.S. mosques that some Muslims found offensive. At a recent City of Sanford planning meeting, Commissioner Randy Jones said: "I mean it might be un-politically correct, but I don't care. . .The fact of the matter is, I don't think you will get a lot of takers on residential [development] next to a mosque just because of what's going on worldwide." In response... News Blaze http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886287/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:20:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834626/posts Several hundred Northern Virginia residents and officials packed an Arlington hotel ballroom yesterday to protest the Energy Department's proposal to build an electrical transmission line through Northern Virginia. They said the lines would displace them from their homes, reduce their property values and ruin pristine and historical countryside. "Two Realtors have told me my property is worthless right now because nobody would buy it," said Judy Almquist, a retired widow who said she depends on apartments she rents in Fauquier County for her income. The property lies in the path of a proposed transmission line. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834626/posts#comment Wed, 16 May 2007 18:06:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829214/posts TOWN OF DOVER, Wis. (AP) -- Barney Lavin ought to be the poster child for ethanol. A fifth-generation corn farmer, working the land his family homesteaded in 1842, Lavin should see dollar signs over a proposed ethanol plant in this small southeastern Wisconsin town. Instead, Lavin put down his pitchfork and picked up his cell phone, joining the ranks of other unlikely opponents organizing against ethanol plants, fearing air pollution, increased traffic and groundwater depletion. "I'm unwilling to give up the obvious quality of life we have here for some added income," said Lavin, who grows corn on a 300-acre... suburbanchicagonews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1829214/posts#comment Sun, 6 May 2007 16:18:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816974/posts Echoing a controversy that engulfed several neighborhoods seven years ago, a proposal to create low-income housing is again stirring passions in Northeast Baltimore. In online message groups, petitions and interviews, many residents are objecting to a proposal to convert a closed Catholic school into affordable apartments. They favor turning the shuttered St. Dominic School on Harford Road in Hamilton into a charter school, market-rate housing or senior apartments. They fear that retrofitting the building for 30 low-income rental units invites decay - not only of the property but of the largely middle-class area around it. "I'm worried about crime in... Baltimore Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816974/posts#comment Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:15:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816317/posts These days, everyone is in favor of clean energy. But one particular kind - wind power, generated by turbines that are frequently larger than the Statue of Liberty - has triggered a nationwide outcry of NIMBY (“Not In My BackYard”), or, in one case, NOMB (“Not On My Beach”). Typical NIMBY behavior comes from those who oppose a development (landfill, power plant) in their neighborhood, but aren’t opposed to the development in general. With wind farms, the NIMBY factor is particularly conspicuous. As wind energy has caught on, people across the country - environmentalists and non-environmentalists alike - agree that... The Next American City http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816317/posts#comment Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:12:13 GMT