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Comments before the NCUC Feb 22, 2016.
The following is the text of the verbal comments I made in Raleigh yesterday: Thank you commissioners for allowing me to speak today. In that great movie classic “Field of Dreams”, the character played by Kevin Costner builds a … Continue reading
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Tagged advocacy, awareness, Climate change, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, IRP, renewable energy, solar energy
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DUKE: Don’t Overbuild in Asheville!
My comments filed before the NCUC on Duke’s huge new gas plant in Asheville. Brad Rouse’s Comments Having intervened in this proceeding, I Brad Rouse am submitting these comments so that they may be considered by the … Continue reading
The meaning of the march
The climate march was filled with such excitement. The closer you got to Central Park West in the morning the more signs and people you saw. The enthusiasm of the youth was compelling. It is their future we are talking … Continue reading
Rebutting misinformation
I recently wrote a letter to the editor rebutting an editorial in the Clay County (NC) Progress. The writer had copied an old email from Ian Plimer, an Australian mining professor, and sent it verbatim to the paper. Here is … Continue reading
Testimony At EPA carbon hearings on July 29, 2014
My name is Brad Rouse. I have two main points I would like to share today. First, I strongly support EPA’s new carbon rules. Second, I ask EPA to allow and encourage states and regions to use a carbon fee … Continue reading
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A tax proposal that conservatives and environmentalists alike could learn to love: Swap a carbon tax for the payroll tax and eventually pave the way for the “Fair Tax”. Read on.
Tax Swap – A Way to Expand the Economy While Lowering Carbon Emissions What do such problems as global warming, air pollution, toxic waste, traffic congestion, unemployment, loss of jobs overseas, overuse of non local food sources, underground economy, … Continue reading
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Five year energy renovation results in zero net electricity use.
Saturday December 7, our home was one of seven featured in this year’s Towns County Tour of Homes. Over 200 people visited. Among other features of the home we love, we provided a handout describing the 5 year energy renovation … Continue reading
A low carbon economy and how to get there – my Coursera Climate Change course essay
What is a low carbon economy? This paper will address the question “Can we really shift to a low carbon economy without loss of our way of life and the many comforts we take for granted”? First, a … Continue reading
Church Cafe discussion
I recently participated in “Good Shepherd Cafe”, a new discussion group at our church. The discussion revolved around the vision of our “Green Team”, a group dedicated to focusing our church efforts on better stewardship of God’s Creation. I prepared … Continue reading
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Tagged action, advocacy, awareness, creation care, energy saving volunteers, Fossil Fuels, stewardship
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Testimony before Georgia Public Service Commission April 24, 2013
I’m Brad Rouse from Towns County Georgia. In the 80’s and 90’s I led the design and development of Proview and Strategist, the planning systems used in the IRP(Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan). Before that I was an energy economist. … Continue reading
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Awareness Advocacy Action 