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2012 Candidate Survey

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Candidate Name: Rolf Maurer

Running for: ➍ House  Senate District No: 148 Party: Green

Candidate/Campaign Mailing Address: 54 Hope Street, Unit I, Stamford, CT 06906

Phone: 203-327-6464 Website: Facebook: Rolf Maurer for CT State Representative Email: [email protected]

Are you enrolled in the Citizen’s Election Fund for public campaign financing? ➍ Yes  No Do you have a primary?  Yes ➍ No Are you an incumbent?  Yes ➍ No

Part 1: If elected, what position do you expect to take on the following environmental issues?

Supp Uncer Oppose ort tain Topic Question

1. DEEP Operations Currently, all revenues collected by CT DEEP through permits, licenses, and admissions x (funding) fees go to the General Fund and do not support DEEP operations. Would you support creation or re-institution of a fund within DEEP that enabled it to recoup revenues from (Click Here for more information) hunting permits, special licenses, parks admissions, etc.? Comments: 2. Transportation and Would you support policies or legislation to promote transit-oriented development that x Mass Transit. focuses growth and dense development around transit stations while respecting the (Click Here for more unique character of each of our 169 cities and towns? information) Comments: Relying on foot, passive and mass transportation, I strongly support the development of a multiple-option transit infrastructure, accommodating bikes, pedestrian-friendly urban cores and bus/light rail service where applicable.

Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Candidate Survey ▪ 553 Farmington Avenue, Suite 201, Hartford, CT 06105 ▪ 860.236.5442 ▪ [email protected] Page 1 Suppo Uncer Oppose rt tai Topic Question n 3. Riverfront Would you support a statewide system of protective vegetated buffers along the state’s x Protection rivers and streams (with exemptions for built-up areas, agriculture and other (Click Here for more information) special situations)? Comments:

4. Pesticides Would you support and protect the current ban on toxic pesticides on school grounds? x Rollback (Click Here for more information)Comments:

5. Pharmaceutical Would you support a statewide program that allows Connecticut’s residents to have a x Disposal safe and secure place to dispose of unused pharmaceutical drugs? (Click Here for more information) Comments:

6. GMO Labeling Would you support mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods, also known x (Click Here for more information) as GMO? Comments: Beyond that would advocate to end growing GMO crops out in the open, as they pose threat to integrity of non-GMO crops. 7. Mattress Recycling Would you support requiring manufactures to create a system for mattress-component x (Click Here for more information) recycling similar to the systems for recycling electric waste and the unused paint? Comments: 8. Water Would you support efficient use and planning of water supplies by providing x Conservation incentives for utilities to encourage water conservation through ratemaking (Click Here for more information) mechanisms? Further promote municipal management of reservoirs, as opposed to for-profit management. 9. Toxics (children) Would you support legislation that creates a process that identifies chemicals of high x (Click Here for more information) concern to children and makes recommendations how to reduce their exposure? Comments: 10. Community Would you support an optional conveyance tax for municipalities on buyers of x Redevelopment real property to be used within the municipality for preservation and and Conservation conservation of land, air, water, and energy resources? Act (CRCA) (Click Here for more information) Comments:

Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Candidate Survey ▪ 553 Farmington Avenue, Suite 201, Hartford, CT 06105 ▪ 860.236.5442 ▪ [email protected] Page 2 Part 2: What environmental issue has lacked the attention in Connecticut and/or your district that it deserves? As a legislator, what will you do to change that?

The shutdown of nuclear facilities in the state, including the Millstone plants and the secure disposition of new and spent fuel rods in conjunction with the repurposing of military contractors to retool to create solar and wind alternatives, as well as utility-grade surge protectors (see below).

Short of doing this as soon as possible, nuclear plants should be provided with enough back-up generator fuel to ensure a safe cold shutdown in the event of a super solar storm, which, according to findings of NASA and NAS presented before Congress last year, could disrupt the electrical grid for years if not addressed between now and sometime in 2013. Were the nation unprepared for such an incident (comparable to what happened in the 1890s and in 1920), every nuclear plant in the country could begin melting down simultaneously). However, surge protectors could protect electrical utilities from such an event, but have yet to be built in sufficient quantity, domestically.

These solutions would generate local jobs, while ensuring a safer, cleaner and independent alternative for CT and serve as a model for other states.

Part 3: If you are elected and you could choose only one environmental issue to address, which ONE of the following issues would be your priority for the 2013 Legislative Session?  DEEP Funding  Pesticides Rollback  Mattress Recycling  CRCA  Transportation & Mass Transit  Pharmaceutical Disposal  Water Conservation  Other (please describe)  Riverfront Protection  GMO labeling  Toxics (children) Please see above Explain Why: However dramatic it sounds, I feel if we do not prepare adequately for a coronal mass ejection event, the impact to industrial society would be so severe, nothing else would matter.

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