Page 14 The Workbook Southwest Research and Information Center P.O. Box 45 24 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 505-842-6537 A catalog format index to tools for learning and social change and organization. First issue has many new information resources and many pretty well known. All explained in good detail. Agriculture, health care, penology, transportation, energy, education. Monthly $7/yr., students; $10 individual; $20 institutions. Sample copy on request. Alternative Technology Information Center Rm. 423 UMC University of Colorado Boulder, Co. 80302 443-2211, ext. 6854 Preparation of information packages, research and technical assistance, seminars, public awareness programs in wind and solar power, greenhouses, hydroponics, aerobic and anaerobic waste management, integrated life support systems. Write for details. See also: Agriculture. @uTDOOR ED ) Friends of Tryon Creek State Park P.O. Box 493 Lake Oswego, Or. 97034 Completion of nature study center due the first of the year. More trails, horses, bicycle and pedestrian. Write to help, get newsletter, become member, etc. Replacement of dog sleds with snowmobiles and the use of hunting rifles may have contributed substa_ntially to the partial hearing loss of 85% of the adult Eskimo population in the Bafflin zone of northern Canada. (Canada journal of Otolaryngology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1974) €ECYCLING ) The Ore Plan Rich Duncan Systems Science Portland State U. Portland, Or. 97207 Revised edition, December 1974, of report on this labor-intensive, neighborhood oriented recycling plan that is utilized by Sunshine Recycling in Portland. January, 1975 POSITIONS-SITUATIONS Lime Saddle A very interesting sounding proposal dated March 30, 1974, for an alternative education network. Any one know how I can reach them? Steve Johnson, c/o EEC/RAIN. Evel Knievel According to the October edition of Western Aluminum News, nearly 100,000 all-aluminum cans were littered at the site of Knievel's attempted jump over Snake River Canyon. The Twin Falls, Idaho, YMCA has new tumbling and exercise equipment thanks to the $380 they received for 2,550 pounds of cans collected by volunteers. (The energy required to produce 100,000 aluminum cans is about 7 5 ,000 kilowatts100 households for a month). (Vern Riffer, Earthwatch Oregon) €oCIAL SERVICE~ Source P.O. Box 21066 Washington, D.C. 20009 Starting with a communications catalog in 1971, then a catalog on communities/ housing, now No. 3, "Organizing for Health Care," 250 pp. of national groups, projects, resources. The only successful national People's Yellow Pages. Always out of date, but even the description of activities is worth the time/money. Source No. 1: Communications. Swallow Press, 1971. 120 pp. $1.75. Source No. 2: Communities/Housing. Swallow Press, 1972. 255 pp. $2.95. Source No. 3: Organizing for Health Care. Beacon Press, 1974. 250 pp. $5.95. See also: Audio-visual, Energy. ERANSPORTATIO~ Bikeway Planning and Design, a primer. A 9-page brochure, describing alternative costs, accessories, general safety, aesthetics, design. Interesting bibliography. $1 from: David Bainbridge 57 Slatters Court Davis, Ca. 95616 Rolls Royce is planning to introduce a new $100,000 model in 1975. Their sales have gone up recently. Of an estimated 70,000 Rolls Royces produced since 1904, 40,000 are still running. The Environmental Education Reporters Inc. (The EE Reporter) is seeking more input about local conferences, etc. 1621 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. Man on bicycle ranks first in efficiency among traveling animals and machines in terms of energy consumed in moving a certain distance as a function of body weight. The rate of energy consumption for a bicyclist (about .15 calories per kilometer) is approximately a fifth of that for an unaided walking man (about .75 calories per gram per kilometer). Also more efficient than salmon or dogs. (from Bicycle Technology, S.S. Wilson, Scientific American, March 1973) Oregon Historical Society Neighborhood Transportation System (NTS) Operating in Marin County (San Rafael, Ca.), funded by the County Transit District at $15,000. It is a carpooling based on hitchhiking and use of identification cards and coupons. For full report, write to: Kenneth 1. Schmier 203 3 Haste St. Berkeley, Ca. 94704 415-845-7 363 How to Convert Your Auto to Propane. 1 erry Friedberg Aerakis Volkswagen P.O. Box 531 Point Arena, Ca. 95468 A 15-page booklet. Easy to read instructions. I don't know about supplies of propane. Kits also available. (no price)
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