THE CITY of Richland, Wa., is negotiating with the energy research and development administration public power supply system and Hanford area contractors for construction of a $1 million energy information center. . . . BOSTON, MA., Edison Electric is studying a proposal for wind power systems.... GROW, Gardening and Recycling the Organic Way, in Portland, is underway again, looking for garden spaces in N.W. Call 233-3654 or 2244221. .. . SENATOR James Abourezk of South Dakota has introduced a bill which would prohibit large oil companies from owning/dominating other sources of energy.... NEW YORK garbage collection is down by about 1,000 tons a day from last year at this time-from 30,000 to 29,000.... Technology Course, Dept. of Art and Architecture, University of Idaho, is researching alternative energy, especially wind, with plans to publish results. Anton A. Eder, University of Idaho, Moscow, Id. 83843. ... "THE ILLINOIS River Study," alternatives for inclusion into the Wild and Scenic River System, is now available free from: Siskiyou Ntl. Forest, P.O. Box 440, Grants Pass, Or. 97526. . .. THE STATE of Connecticut has been given a $130,700 federal grant to design solar energy installation in 20 of a 40-unit, million dollar housing project for the elderly.... NORTH Portland: A 3 Sri introduction compiled by a League of Women Voters committee: history, housing, industrial development. 308 Senator Bldg, Portland, Or. 97204. ... LIVING Lightly, week-long series of classes to be held this summer (July 6 to 13) at OMSI in Portland; urban homesteading, wood heating/cooking, diet for a small planet, waste not-want not. Call Linda Craig for information, .2485940.... "POP PR, Nos. 6 & 7 has a survey of responses to the Dr. Kenneth Edclin abortion manslaughter case. Rush ZPG, 1346 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.... EARTH Move, P.O. Box .252, Winchester, Ma. 01890, manufacturers of the $35 auto methane conversion kit, are planning to publish a low technology journal called Earth Times . ... I:~ : .;:::- NEW graduation requirements in Oregon stipulate that students learn survival skills, metric system and birth control. ... CABLE TV. Willamette Valley Observer, Vol. 1 No.4. Good special feature. 454 Willamette St., Eugene, Or. 97401. ... THE FEDERAL Council for Science and Technology has estimated that total federal effort in solar and geothermal energy will increase about 21% from $102 million this year to $123 million in fiscal 1976, about 6% of the total federal energy research and development budget. (Energy Digest). ... NATURE and Americans is a course for this winter at Portland State. An interesting survey of ways Americans have encountered their natural environment. Gordon Dodds, instructor.... OREGON State University has been awarded a $60,000 a year contract from (formally) the Atomic Energy Commission to evaluate the capabilities of emergency cooling systems in nuclear reactors (Director: Bernard Spinrad).... THE SOUTHWEST Research and Information Center has published its "Workbook" No.2, with continuing good resources, especially for public interest groups. P.O. Box 4524, Albuquerque, N. Mexico 87106.... A motorist recently stopped in Philadelphia for a moving violation was found in possession of an authentic gas rationing coupon (they arc currently stored in the Phil. mint building).... A STUDY has been completed for the Washington Power Supply System on Geothermal Potential in Washington... . ALUMINUM industry in Oregon & Washington,, jan. 1975 issue of Audubon. (Recommended by Tilth).. .. MALCOLM McLean, N. Carolina trucking magna.te, is investing $60 million to develop a superfarm in that state's boggy coastal plain; 375, 000 acres, half the size of Rhode Island.... DR. J. RICHARD Williams and Joseph D. Clement of Georgia Institute of Technology recently suggested at an MIT conference the installation of satellite nuclear power stations (Future Report). ... UNITED Stand is a group of owner-built homesteaders who grouped after a task force of the county board of supervisors issued "red tags" for violators of building, zoning, sanitary regulations. For information on their findings, send $1 to United Stand, P.O. Box 191, Potter Valley, Ca. 95469.... EX-GOV. Tom McCall has announced he will become president of a non-profit corporation, The Institute of Applied Energetics. ... TASK force on ozone problem has been formed, directed by the Council on Environmental Quality and Federal Council for Science and Technology. ... TOTAL Environmental Action, Church Hill, Harrisville, N.H. 03430, has a new list of resource materials available from them: wind, solar, slide shows, low energy living, bibliographies. ... BULL RUN Watershed, Portland. Responses to the land suitability analysis and management options are due soon. For an imaginative compilation from a Bull Run follower, amateur expert citizen, send a donation to Joseph Miller, 3424 S.E. Tolman St., Portland, Or. 97202. Called "Bull Run Logic," it's a collection of public statements that adds up to illogical conclusions.... IDAHO Conservation League, Box 844, Boise, Id . 83 701. Feb. 10 newsletter, an extensive guide to the Idaho legislature.... SOLTEC, P.O. Box 6844, Denver, Colo. 80206. One of several emerging solar energy system designers: heating, cooling, water. They also have a "life support" system design.. . . FEDERAL house bill (H.R. 1505) would grant $1,000 credit for solar climate control equipment or 25% reduction for purchase of
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