chris miller crisis is in the eye of the beholder -- cgm-- june 2014
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Crisis is in the Eye of the BeholderChristopher Miller, PresidentThe Piedmont Environmental CouncilJune 3, 2014
Follow best practices, but keep in mind…
The closer you are to the impact, the more you tend to think something is a crisis
Often in our work, there isn’t a major crisis… but a series of mini-crises
Stormwater Management – During Hot Lane Construction
Waterloo Bridge
Morgan’s Ford Bridge
Spectra Energy—Gas Pipeline Proposal
Spectra Energy— Gas Pipeline Proposal (Zoomed in)
Trans-Allegheny Interstate Transmission Line
The Right of Way Clearing Required for a Transmission Line Corridor
Would be 150-200 ft
What would a 500-kV power line look like in the Northern
Virginia Piedmont?
Beautiful Stone Wall?
With a 500 kV line crossing
We’ve found that people in crisis crave information
Be the group that provides information
Be the group that provides visuals Be the group who can tell a story Be the group who provides a way
to act
What if the crisis hasn’t happened yet?
Case Study: Lifting the ban on uranium mining in Virginia
Historic Leases and Public Water Supplies
Sediment Washed Into the Bay from the hurricane and tropical storms
Questions