{news} RE: Rolf Maurer in Stamford Advocate

[Richard Duffee]

That's the standard shoddy treatment the Advocate
delivers to Greens. The Advocate mentioned one of the
twelve times Rolf spoke, and they chose the time in
which he said truthfully he lacked information on the
question. No mention of the times in which he supplied
information the other two candidates didn't have.
Typical.

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:41 PM, David Bedell <dbedellgreen at hotmail.com>wrote:

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> Rolf Maurer got equal time in Stamford's environmental debate, but
> unfortunately the Advocate gave him less coverage than the major-party
> candidates (even though the headline for the print edition was "Who is the greenest?"). For what it's worth:
>
> http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/ci_13510250
>
> Environment is focus of first Stamford mayoral debate
> Candidates share thoughts on environmental issues facing city
>
> By Magdalene Perez
> Staff Writer
> Posted: 10/07/2009 11:03:41 PM EDT
>
> STAMFORD -- Three candidates for mayor competed to present the greenest
> vision for the city during a Wednesday debate on environmental issues,
> hosted by SoundWaters.
>
> During the 80-minute debate, the Democratic, Republican and Green Party
> candidates fielded questions ranging from how they would address
> stormwater runoff to what they plan to do to improve energy efficiency
> on government properties. The debate at the University of Connecticut
> Stamford was the first in a series scheduled prior to the election Nov. 3.
>
> Democratic candidate David Martin used the opportunity to trumpet
> environmental accomplishments Stamford has made during the eight years
> he has served as president of the Board of Representatives, while
> Republican Michael Pavia took advantage of the theme as a chance to
> highlight his experience working in the environmental field.
>
> Green Party candidate Rolf Maurer at times admitted he did not have
> expertise in particular subject areas, such as how the city should
> approach dredging in Long Island Sound, but focused on how the city
> could improve options for bikers and mass transit users. Maurer, 47, a
> freelance writer who has worked in the publishing industry for the past
> decade, said he has largely walked, biked or used mass transit for the
> majority of his transportation.
>
> The candidates were most notably divided on the question of whether
> Stamford should continue with a multi-million dollar project to build an
> energy facility capable of using dried wastewater sludge to create
> energy. Maurer said the city should "cease" the project immediately,
> while Martin said the city should not say no before it has "all the
> facts and figures" in the city Water Pollution Control Authority's plan.
>
> Pavia received loud applause after remarking that the WPCA is the "least
> qualified agency to go out and experiment with a waste-to-energy plant."
>
> He said the city should not spend "one more dime" on the power project
> until the sewer authority can show a 50-year cost benefit analysis.
> Pavia, 61, is a developer and part owner of the Darien Ice Rink.
>
> Martin, 56, a co-owner of Darien-based management consulting firm
> Michael Allen Co., broke new ground when he suggested the power of the
> city's Environmental Protection Board would increase under his watch if
> he were elected.
>
> "I believe the EPB for far too long has had too limited a mission and
> too limited a scope of responsibilities," he said. "I believe it should
> play a larger role in coordinating our environmental policies across all
> levels."
>
> Martin's remark may have tied into a related question -- what the city
> should do in response to soil and water contamination in Scofieldtown Park.
>
> Notably, Pavia said there should not be further study, but instead
> action to remediate the former industrial landfill.
>
> "The (federal Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department
> of Environmental Protection have) studied this thing forever," Pavia
> said. "We need to take positive and progressive action now."
>
> Martin said he was the first to call for the park's closure and water
> testing when PCBs and other contaminants were found in the park, and has
> led the effort to bring clean water to neighbors affected by
> contaminated wells.
>
> Throughout the debate, Martin trumpeted the environmental
> accomplishments the city has made during his time in City Hall,
> including carrying out energy audits in city buildings, completing
> construction of the Rogers Environmental magnet school, legislating
> requirements for LEED certification in new buildings, introducing
> single-stream recycling, and breaking ground on a Mill River Park expansion.
>
> "We've made a lot of progress, but we need to keep moving forward and
> not turn the clock back," Martin said, making reference to his campaign
> theme that the city should not "turn back" to a Republican administration.
>
> Pavia, meanwhile, highlighted his experience working in the
> environmental field.
>
> He recounted his history of becoming the city's first Environmental
> Protection Board director in the 1970s, and at one point earned applause
> by displaying a copy of the master's thesis he wrote while earning a
> degree in environmental planning from New York University. As head of
> the environmental board, Pavia said he helped write city regulations on
> wetlands and watercourses that are still in place today.
>
> Pavia said he increased recycling in the city to nearly 35 percent
> during his time as head of the city's Public Works department under
> former Mayor Stanley Esposito, a number Martin disputed, saying an
> accurate figure would be closer to 8 percent. Pavia stood by the number.
>
> "The calculation he makes really distorts the figures," Martin said. "It
> includes stumps and brush and excludes municipal waste."
>
> SoundWaters moderator Leigh Schemitz said the fact that environmental
> issues are even being discussed with such prominence during the mayoral
> campaign is a sign that the city is on the right track.
>
> "Your ability to address these questions with such depth and creativity
> bodes well for our city's future" Schemitz told the candidates.
>
> The next debate is Oct. 18.
>
> Staff Writer Magdalene Perez can be reached at 203-964-2240 or
> magdalene.perez@ scni.com.
>
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