March, 1975 Inform 2 S Broad Street New York, N.Y. 10004 212-425-3550 A non-profit independent research group which studies the impact of corporations on society in such areas as environmental protection, occupational safety and health, consumerism. Currently they are doing a survey of U.S. corporations to determine what efforts are being made to examine energy sources and technologies, using a base of 100-200 corporations. Write for details on other published reports, newsletter. The nation's supply of natural gas, which provides about SO% of industry's energy needs, is rpnning short. U.S. production has peaked and the country is beginning to live partly off its reserves. (And Canada has-cur~ailed exports of gas to the U.S.) (Time Magazine) From: Orebin "Utilities presendy are spending an average $1.87 per million BTUs for fuel," Dr. Clinton Kemp (Intertechnology Group of Virginia) recently remarked. "Poplars could be planted, harvested, chipped into a form suitable for burning, delivered to power plants, at a cost of $1.30 per million BTUs. A million acres of poplars could provide infinitely renewable non-polluting energy -- for all of northern New England. Page 7 Figure 2.3.1 Dollar cost of washing and drying a load of wash in a laundromat vs. at home ISSj ,;APITAL + OPEqATION + MAINTENANCE .80 .70 t: ~ .60 ~ .so ~ ~ .40 .30 .20 .10 ~ ~ I~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ I~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~I ~ ~I ~ ~ ~ LAUNDROMAT GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS ELEC COOL NO COOL COOL WARM WARM WARM COOL GAS ELEC NO GAS ELEC : NO Hom~ Center for Advanced Computation University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign Urbana, Ill. 61801 These studies are some of the best total energy input/output studies available. Computations of energy use options as related to the economic employment picture in America. A must for planners, government agencies, environmentalists, and opens up many possibilities for educators-on how to relate personal consumption options to the environmental/ energy system at large~ Free, in limited numbers. Write for publications list. Especially recommended: 1) The Dolfar, Energy and Employment Impacts of Air, Rail and Automobile Passenger Transportation, CAC #96. 2) Transferring from Urban Cars to • Bu~es: the Energy and Employment Impacts, CAC #98. 3) The Dollar, Energy and Employment Impacts of Certain Consumer Options, CAC #97. 4) Energy and the Regional Planner, CAC #116. The model American male spends more · than 1,500 hours per year on his car, driving or sitting in it, parking or searching for it, earning enough to pay for the vehicle, etc. In terms of life-time invested, the average American atta-ins four miles an hour. In countries without any transport industry, people walk at this rate wherever they want to go. (Ivan Illich) D INCREASE DUE TO LAUNDROMAT TRANSPORTATION (ml.llood) ~ ~ '0: ~ ~ 0: ~ ~ ELEC ELEC ELEC ELEC ELEC Water heater COOL COOL WARM WARM WARM Washer rinse GAS ELEC. NO GAS ELEC Dryer Energy Action of Washington P.O. Box 4244 Seatde, Wa. 98104 Organizing, research, coordination and advocacy group recently formed. Especially an emphasis on nuclear power. Newsletter available. $3 membership. See also: Agriculture, Education, Air, Groups/Assn. 'Rnc:h ~UTURES CONDUCT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY MAJOR DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (lnmllllon• o!dollan ) Obllga.tlon• 1974 1975 actual 8, 396 8, 833 Na.tlonal Aerona.utice It Space Admlnietratlon 3, 024 3, 3Z7 Ene:r1y 1\e•ea:rch &.. Development Admin. 1, 475 1, 893 Hea.ltb, Educatloh a.ftd WeUare 2, 286 2, 092 National Science Foundation 556 619 Aa;riculture 384 368 198 E nvlroamental P r ote ctlon A1ency Vetera.ne. Admlnletratlon 87 Nucle&r ~e1 ula.tory Commln l.on Houeing and Urban Development 37 67 All other _ IZ_7 _ 13_5 18780 Total Conduct of Ree~arch 1.,163 7, 545 Total 'Conduct bl Development t0 Z.f6 Tota.l RltD 17,409 18,780 ) 197& 10,608 3,526 2,346 Z, Z85 680 96 65 __!1L 8,Z56 Zt,60Z
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