February 1975 Agricultural Development Division Agriculture Building 635 Capitol N.E. Salem, Or. 97310 503-378-3787 Specializes in knowing the 172 products produced in Oregon and acts as marketing consultant, resource coordinator, and transportation trouble shooter for the 37,500 small agri-business farm units in Oregon. Also serves as liaison between exporters and importers. Photo: David Weintraub Ecology of Compost State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry Syracuse, NY 13210 A 12-page booklet; elemental, good introduction at 10i (ask for publications list too). Table 7. Distribution of total energy consumption for delivery of food processing output to final demand, 1963 l/0 1, 2 14 24 27 31 37 65 69 Indus try name Agr iculture Food processing Paper Chemicals Petroleum refining I ron & steel Transpor tat ion Trade Other producers Total energy coefficient (Btu/$-fina1 demand) Percent of total energy used directly by sector 16 30 6 10 5 6 12 3 12 57,700 Process Feasibility Study: The Anaerobic Digestion ofDairy Cow Manure at the State Reformatory Honor Farm, Monroe, Wash. 15 jan. 1975, by Ecotope Group. 120 120-page report includes section on anaerobic process, plant design criteria, actual design, plant operation and monitoring, investment payback; clear and comprehensive presentation on present state-of-the-art and its application to a 200-300 cow dairy farm. $8 per copy (postal money order only, no checks or cash) from the consultants, Ecotope Group Box 5599 Seattle, Wn. 98105 Organic Gardening and Farming Emmaus, Pa. 18049 Suggesting to their 800,000 readers that they read Small is Beautiful and Tools for Conviviality (Ivan Illich), Organic Gardening and Farming began the new year with a statement of purpose of "building security through living on the land." The January issue is the special seed issue; best sources of seeds in the country. In the same issue: The Mendocino 1,000. Approximatdy 1,000 "ownerbuilt homes in Mendocino County, California, have been cited for building code violations (using spring water, recycled lumber, compost privy). OEF suggests if you have been having problems, write to them: Chuck McCullagh. See also Energy, Education, Futures, Recycling ) NI•HmMI TIMPIIATUII INYIISION ~ N1GHT ----- COOl AIR WARM AIR INYia SION IIIIWUSHMI NOUN e.t-...,.k•-W••Ihrct.w"'""""-AlraMb. Alrle.w....,~~ ....... (R.Iproduced tlarouth the courtrsy of tile National Tu.berc&dosls Assocl4tlon) Oregon Hang Glider Assn. P.O. Box 3815 Portland, Or. 97268 $5/yr. newsletter and membership. Page 3 Carbon Monoxide concentrations in Spokane during recent air pollution alerts was 15% higher than any readings anywhere in Los Angeles during the entire year of 197 3. Eight-hour readings for CO reached 36 parts per million at the Monroe Street-Indiana Ave. monitoring station in Spokane on the evening of Oct. 18, 1974, far above the federal eight-hour standard of 9 parts per million which was set by the fed~ral government to protect human health. (EPA Bulletin) c;RCHITECTURE ) Oregon. Statewide Uniform Building Code to be adopted, to be effective . July 1, 1975, for the first time provides statewide uniformity, and communities that until now had no building codes will. As part of the buildin·g code is a mandatory.energy conservation measure, still to be written. Contact: Ron Schmidt State Capitol Bldg. Salem, Or. 97310 503-378-3121 Graphic: Barry Kahn Autonomous Dwellings Collective Rm. 259, Social Sciences Bldg. University of California Santa Cruz, Ca. 95064 A group working with a local environmental consulting firm (Joint Venture) and the environmental studies department of U of C. Compiling a comprehensive file on the use of alternative energy systems in housing: "We pave a dual filing system. A card access file identifies people, sources, materials and specific projects by type of life support system. This file is cross-referenced to information files and library sources. They are actively seeking persons willing to share information resources and will respond in kind. Continued on page 4
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