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Article: You ain't seen nothing yet; Internet is changing the way landfill siting battles are fought, author says.(News)
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- Waste & Recycling News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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Byline: Jim Johnson
If landfill developers thought times were tough, just wait.
That's because potential project opponents are more easily mobilized with information that can be gained quicker than ever thanks to the Internet, said Michael Saint, founder and CEO of the Saint Consulting Group, a firm specializing in land use politics.
"If they thought it was hard to get projects built in the past, it's going to be harder in the future, Saint said in a recent interview to promote a new book, "NIMBY Wars: The Politics of Land Use, he co-authored.
"The Internet gives opponents new tools and access to information they didn't have before, ...