June 1975 Coastal Environmental Assessment Huxley College of Environmental Studies Bellingham, Wash. 98225 (206',) 676-3520 The course will be informal and will be "upside-down" in the sense that the field work will come at the beginning and subject coverage will follow, to build an appreciation of the observations. An integrated theme project will be studied on an accessible site threatened by at least five major proposals. Contact, William C. Summers. Living Lightly at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry,luly 6^12. The OMSI Energy Center is holding a week of classes, demonstrations, and discussions on the theme of Living Lightly. Tom Bender, author of Sharing Smaller Pies (Rain No. 7) also wrote the monograph "Living Lightly" which describes the basis of the week's events. You'll want to mark these dates on your calendar and call OMSI Energy Center, 248-5920, for further information. Discussions' 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 6r Living Lightly, Tom Bender and t.ane DeMoll. Monday, July 7, Community RecyclingTwo Viewpoints and Two Plans, Richard Duncan, author of the Ore Plan, and Jerry Powell, Portland Recycling Team, compare methods and philosophies. Wednesday, July 9 : Compromises-What's Possible, Bob and Shirley Coffin. Coffins live in Beaverton raising much of their own food and throwing away nothing. They'll describe one way to live lightly. Friday, July 1 1 : Energy Efficient Architecture, Tom Bender and others. Natural heating and cooling, using landscaping, solar design. Classes for adults (various times, registration is necessary), Home Insulation Choice, care and Maintenance of Wood Stoves Alternative Energy Grains and Legumes Food Preservation Organic Gardening Building Greenhouses Classes for childrcn (various times, registration is necessary)' Baking Bread Alternative Energy Tri-Met Bus Rally All week in the museum there will be wood stoves, recycling information, alternative energy discussions, food preservation gear and more. Western Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Rd. Portland, Or.97221 12 tours this summer-1, and 2 days to places like: Bull Run Watershed (Aug. 2O), Weyerhaeuser Mills (Aug. 23), Willamette Greenway by boat (July 19), Windriver Nursery (Sept. 1O). Cost varies from $8 to $75. Environmental Studies Center University of Oregon Eugene, Or.974Ot Working on survey of University of Oregon students, in search of EE curriculum needs; improvement of information sharing; survey of state, county and other agencies and organizations in Oregon for present and possible relations between community resources and environmental education programi production of video programs to link community and university in problem solving tasks. ENERGY Alternatioe Energy Resources in Maine and Nortbern New England, by C.W. Crotty, F. Solotaire, 1975,22 pgs., $.25 from: Allagash Environmental Institute Center for Research & Advanced Study Univ. of Maine at Portland-Gorham 96 Falmouth Portland, Me. 04103 Compilation of sources and resources for people interested in supplying their energy requirements from renewable sources. Sections: Research & Instruction, General Assistance, Suppliers, Alt. Energy Houses and Reading List. Good intro to NE coast energy network Santa Cruz Energy Cooperative P.O.Box 66959 Scotts Valley, Ca. 95O66 Workshops, information exchange through newslettei going to 300 who attended a spring fair. Just forming. Looseley associated with Autonomous Dwelling Collective (which is now called Alternative Sources of Energy Collective). page 9 "Nightwall" by Steve Baer, !97 5 Zomeworks Corp. P.O. Box 712 Albuquerque, N.M. 87103 $6.00 for a minimum order of 2O magnetic window glass clips with which to create your own styrofoam beadboard panels to insulate your large picture windows at night (get ready for next winter) and save money on fuel bills. Represents the kind of simple excellence and common sense for which Steve is justly famous and which government grants never seem to elicit. Superior to drapes, storm windows or double glazing for energy conservation. Do-ityourself with clips and plans (buy bead board locally) or have Z-Works fabricate them for you. Free brochure on request. WorM Energy Strategies: Fauhs, Issues and Options, Amory Lovins, Friends of the Earth & Ballinger, Publishers, 94.95. A survey of potential benefits, possible ways to reduce waste and consumption. Very dense in information and on a world-wide scale. The Priuceton Windmill Program,by T.E. Sweeney, AMS 1093, March 1973, $1.00 from: Princeton University Forrestal Campus Library P.O. Box 710 Princeton, N.J. 08540 Sail-wing development now being manufactured by Grumman. For details, write ' Maureen Emmerich Energy hograms Grumman Aerospace Bethpage, N.Y. 97402 Energy Conseraation Alternatioes to Nuclear Power: A Case Study, Robert F. Mueller, July, 197 3. Planetology Branch Goddard Space Flight Centei Greenbelt, Maryland 2 O7 7 | Mueller shows that construction of a 2,200 megawatt nuclear power plant could be avoided through cutting back on resistance heating & excessive lighting. (M.M.) Continued on page 13 I
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