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Getting Local: How to Promote Development and Win Approval

Al Maiorino, President , Public Strategy Group, Inc.

Thursday, September 24, 2015 ~ 2-3 pm Eastern

Planning the permitting and technical aspects of a coal mine or plant development, expansion, or modification project is only part of the approach to gaining approval.

How can companies identify and engage supportive voices in the community in which an expanded presence is the objective? How can they engage mutual stakeholders to address the anti-fossil fuels pressures that can detract from proposals? They must be prepared to launch a data-informed public outreach effort to inform community members of the benefits and to counter anti-development pressure.

Join us as Al Maiorino discusses approaches to successfully prevent costly delays, save millions of dollars in investments, and compel public officials to ultimate approval, including:

• The right time for employing specific tactics

• The most effective communications vehicles

• The right audiences for delivering the messages

You can also read Al’s articles in American Coal magazine and on the Coalblog.

• "Why CSR Often Isn’t Enough to Gain Project Approval"

• "Coal Energy Must Battle NIMBYism in 2013 With Better Tactics"

• "Public Relations vs. Public Affairs"

• "Do you have control over NIMBY?"

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