Darden Copeland

Managing Director, The Calvert Street Group

Darden H. Copeland is managing director of the Calvert Street Group, a public affairs consulting firm focused on state and local affairs, land use and development, and grassroots lobbying. Have a suggestion, question or case study for NIMBY Notes? Email the author at dcopeland@calvertstreetgroup.com

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in NIMBY Notes May. 6, 2013

NIMBY Notes: Unwelcome Oversight

Teamsters target a collection contract in Fresno, Calif....More
in NIMBY Notes Apr. 15, 2013

NIMBY Notes: One Bad Apple

The actions of a criminally negligent Ohio transfer station operator tarnish us all....More
in NIMBY Notes Mar. 26, 2013

NIMBY Notes: East Side Story

A NIMBY fight in Manhattan’s Upper East Side takes an unusual turn....More
in NIMBY Notes Mar. 18, 2013

NIMBY Notes: The Long Haul

Persistence can pay off for determined developers....More
in NIMBY Notes Feb. 3, 2013

NIMBY Notes: Burned by Biomass

How a biomass project is introduced can be critical to its success or failure....More
in NIMBY Notes Jan. 7, 2013

NIMBY Notes: A NIMBY New Year

A look back at the forces shaping waste industry opposition in 2012....More
in NIMBY Notes Nov. 26, 2012

NIMBY Notes: And I Quote

A recent scene from a rural New York landfill battle calls to mind several famous lines....More
in NIMBY Notes Oct. 29, 2012

NIMBY Notes: Big Easy Pickings

A cautionary tale from Louisiana, where the politics smell worse than the local landfill....More
in NIMBY Notes Sep. 28, 2012

NIMBY Notes: The Power of the Personal

Bonding with the community you serve can pay off in more ways than one....More
in NIMBY Notes Aug. 24, 2012

NIMBY Notes: Not-so-Free Reign

Do not forget your facility’s obligations to the community after the permit is issued....More
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