Page 12 €ROUPS/ASSNS) National Council for Public Assessment of Technology 1714 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Started by Byron Kennard, who also helped develop the Public Interest Economics Center-same address. Providing a forum for public participation in governmental discussions about technological growth Uni-Versing Center 1520 S.E. 37th Portland, Or. 97214 Michael SunU, director On the moment· positive feedback from the group for helpful thoughts. Ongoing brainstorming, reporting and recording on eco-issues and new education experiences. We explore how much energy is gained by making certain changes in design and function in a system of society. Reprints and condensations and original copies are part of handouts and free lending library of info on energy, environment, education, psychology, spirit, media and communication networks, body healing. Massage _and yoga lessons. Questions, relevant info and donations wanted. ( Lili Everbee, Universing Center) Northwest Regional Foundation P.O. Box 5296 Spokane, Wn. 92205 Robert Stilger, director of program development, Expo '74; Robert Theobald (with probability of "Futures Conditional" moving to Spokane); Edward Lindaman (pres. Whitworth College); Mr. Bob Baily, and Mrs. Lorna Ream, incorporators. Formative stages. Hoping to be involved in citizen participation through bi-centennial and the U.N. Habitat conference (June 1975, Vancouver, B.C.). Write for more details on the foundation's goals. Forest Park Committee of Fifty Garnet E. Cannon, Chairman 4470 S.W. Greenleaf Drive Portland, Or. 227-2069 Annual meeting held, with presentation of plan for management of Portland's 6,000-acre wilderness park. University of Idaho College of Law Moscow, Idaho 83843 c/o David Risley & Ellen Spano Volunteer basis. Legal research for environmental issues. Washington Environmental Council 107 S. Main Seattle, Wn. 98104 623-1483 State-wide legislative action group. Newsletter. Write for details. Task Force Against Nuclear Pollution 153 ESt., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Petition drive underway to include a nuclear power moratorium as amendment to the nuclear budget bill next spring. Write for details, newsletter, petition. 0FORMATION ) The Connection P.O. Box 224 Ojai, Ca. 93023 A catalog of hundreds of items, survival oriented. Available for subscribers at special discount prices. Prices average, some above and some below others I've seen. Impressive range of stuff. (Catalog itself, available in bookstores, is $4.) They also publish the New journal ( $6/ yr.); and provide services connections. Write for details. Bibliography of Data Describing Social, Economic and Environmental Conditions of the Spokane Metropolitan Area Produced by the Spokane Regional Planning Conference, transportation study division, City of Spokane. Lists publications of Wash. State Dept. of Ecology, urban planning reports, geology, water, air, pollution reports, census. Mostly Spokane Basin interest. Environmental Problem Solving-a Process Manual Union of Young Environmentalists University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, Wis. 54302 A 64-page nicely done booklet providing elementary information on areas such as research, grants, clarification skills, use of flow charts, graphics, matrices. Developed out of a workshop summer of 1974. (no price on our copy) January, 1975 The Servant as Leader Center for Applied Studies 17 Dunster Street Cambridge, Ma. 12138 Single copies $12.50. Three other titles in series. The idea comes from Herman Hesse's journey to the East, where Leo, the servant to a band of men on a mythical journey, disappears and the band falls into disarray, revealing Leo as a leader. The Whole COSMEP Catalog Dust Books 5218 Scotwood Rd. Paradise, Ca. 95 969 Catalog of shoestring publishers in audience directed layout (each publisher cited laid out own page). This is a compilation of people who belong to the Committee of Small Editors and Publishers, Inc. Alone with Alternatives in Print, provides a large peek into publishing/distributing on the cottage/ community level. Science for Society Commission on Science Education American Assn. for Advancement of Science 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 An extensive (110 pp.) bibliography, for secondary and college students and teachers, and lay groups. Includes newspapers, magazine references; very few references earlier than 1971. (no price) City of Portland, Information 1220 S.W. 5th Ave. Portland, Or. 97204 503-248-4583 New copies of City Services (breakdown by problem area) partially reproduced in RAIN No. 2, is available again. Also City Government, How It Works, a brief description; a useful departmental breakdown; a summary of budget pamphlets available. The Lives ofa Cell. Lewis Thomas. Viking Press. Lewis Thomas is director of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where unusual nutritional research takes place, involving the use of Laetrile (vitamin B-17). The book is about exchanging information as the goal of life.
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