December, 1974 Institute for Alternative Futures 2376-E Walker Rd. Mt. Vernon, Wn. 98273 Events over the last year have included: Solstice celebration, experimental HUB design, and geodesic dome, compost privy completion, development of organic gardening experimental site, experiments with colored plexiglass on plant growth, a written grant on rural mass transportation for Island County, gatherings with various skills, Help House, Inc., N. Community TV Project, Evergreen Land Trust, OPEN, Stateline Alternative Power Systems, Inc.... A.S.U.W. Experimental College 203 Hub, UW Seattle, Wn. 98195 If you want to see the range of possibilities for learning when accreditation is removed, write for the fall catalog. Include envelope and donation. Thanksgiving in a downtown hotel. What does the shirt have in common with Notre Dame? UFO's. Solar energy. Knowledge for Use 3066 SW Flower Terrace Portland, Ore. 97201 244-9122 Energy Workshops each Friday, 4pm at the Environmental Education Center. Began on Friday, Nov. 22. Starting in January: A class through Systems Science, Portland State University, "Human Beings, Systems and . Knowledge." also information, agriculture Federal Power Commission Washington, D.C. 20426 ) Published weekly. Contains: Press releases; rate changes proposed by independent gas producers and interstate pipeline compani~s; quality statements filed by independent producers; and listings of formal documents issued by the FPC. Free. Oregon Office of Energy Conservation and Allocation 528 Cottage NE, Rm. 301 Salem, Ore. 97310 A newsletter that covers regional, national, and international energy developments. Free. A Time to Choose: America's Energy Future An energy policy project of the Ford Foundation published by Ballinger Publishing, Cambridge, Mass. Historical growth, technical mix and zero energy growth scenarios, reforming electric utility regulations, energy employment and economic growth. A two year, $4 million inquiry. Page 5 November 7, 1974 Dear Mr. Johnson, Thanks for sending me a copy of RAIN. I enclose a copy of the report of our Forum on Nuclear Power held last year. Copies may be had by writing me care of the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. · We also held a two week long Alternative Energy Show (mentioned in -the foreward of the report) and hope to be able to prepare film clips and materials from the two events for future distribution. FIREWOOD From: Information Education Section 2600 State St. Salem, Ore. 97310 A publication of the Upper Willamette Resource Conservation and Development Project and the Dept. of Forestry. Dpuglas Cruickshank. Economics of production of firewood in Barton, Linn, Lane, and Lincoln Counties. Alternative Energy Resources Organization · 417 Stapleton Bldg. . Billings, Montana 59101 The parent organization, Northern Plains Resource Council, is now publishing Sun Times. Network of alternative energy information. Sample newsletter. $10/yr. membership. About a year ago, the Center for Advanced Computation at U. ofIllinois did a study on the net energy production of quick food places such as McDonalds. Their conclusion: Such places produce only 1/10 of the energy used to facilitate production. Yours truly, Harold Steves, M.L.A. Richmond Legislative Assembly Victoria, B.C. Canada Windworks Box 3.29, Rt. 3 Mukwonago, Wis. 53149 Wind Energy Bibliography, a 100page guide that includes wind data sources, home build, where to buy, parts and whole, conference proceedings and associations, $3. Windlnformation Sheet, 6-page introduction to wind power, bibliography, source list. 'We're now doing a hub and blade system to be attached to Jacob's Generators and run downwind." -Ben Wolff Who's Got the Power? Center for Science in the Public Interest 1779 Church St. NW Washington, D.C. Conference listings for the February, 1974, Conference on Energy. One of the best leads into energy research centers, state agencies, industrial projects. $1.50. Earth journal ZERO Box 42384 Portland, Ore. Now accepting :r_naterial for third edition. Information, art, poetry, analysis, how to,do something....
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