Page 38 RAIN March/April 1985 in Cogeneration and Small-Power Production," will be held in Arlington, VA May 16 and 17 and in Houston on June 24 and 25. These seminars will analyze how rates for the purchase of power by utilities from cogenera:- tors and small-power producer are set under PURPA, and the roles played by the federal government, state commissions, utilities, cogenerators and small-power producers in establishing those rates. Contact Robert W. Nash at the address above. NABC Proceedings1-The proceedings from the North American Bioregional Congress have been published by New Life Farm. The attractive, 88-page,booklet contains congress resolutions, a few short articles, and highlights of speakers, workshops, and other events at the congress. The publication is available for $10 from t11.e Bioregional Project, New Life Farm, Inc., Box 129, Drury, MO 65638. Native Seeds for the Southwest-The 1985 SEARCH seed listing contains 200 varieties of Greater Southwest traditional crops and their wild relatives. These edible and useful plants are adapted to drought and poor soil, .tolerant of high temperatures, and resistant to diseases and pests. SEARCH is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of these priceless living resources of the American Southwest and northwestern Mexico. Seeds are made available to the public both as a conservation method and as a means of raising funds to support research, education, and conservation efforts. For a copy of the seed listing send $1 to Native Seeds/SEARCH, 3950 West New York ' Drive, Tucson, AZ 85745. Association membership is also available for $10/year and includes a quarterly newsletter and a discount on all offerings. Environmentalists for Nicaragua-Environmentalists for Nicaragua is a group of concerned United States Citizens who support the Nicaraguan government's efforts to protect their environment. Its purpose is two-fold: to create a nation-wide network opposing U.S. military intervention in Central America, and to provide Nicaraguan en.vironmental agencies with technical aid and information. EFN claims that the CIA dir~cted operations that sabotaged an integrated pest management program and the geothermal power plant constructed with aid from the Italian Government. Forest fires resulting from counterrevolutionaries' attacks have halted reforestation projects. For more information, contact Environmentalists for Nicaragua, Activities Office, A-Frame, University of California, Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Christian A.T. Training-Servants In Faith and Technology (SIFAT) will be offering a , course in Appropriate Technology and Christian Mission from June 12 to August 14, 1985. The school offers hands-on training in food production, food processing and preservation, construction, alternative energy and basic health. Students are taught the philosophy of appropriate technology and holistic ministry in cross-cultural context. For more informp.tion RUSH write SIFAT Training Center, Route 1, Box D14, Lineville, AL 36266; 205/357-4703. International Community Development-An international colloquium on "Which Models for Community Development?" organized by the International Association for Community Development in December 1984 has available copies of the main papers. Send $15 ($12 U.S. for Europe) to Banque Sud Beige, 20, bolevard de l'Yser, 6000 Charleroi-Belgium. Give Change a Chance-A recent Food First Action Alert, Nicaragua: Give Change a Chance, describes the advances made in health,_ education, and land reform since the revolution in 1979. It also explains how the U.S. policy of aggression toward Nicaragua is not in the interests of either the Nicaraguans or American people. Order from Food First, 1885 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Prices: 5/$2; 25/$6; 100/$17. Exhibiting Peace-The Peace Museum in Chicago has exhibits available for rent in other cities, including a series of original drawings by the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Contact the Peace Museum, 364 Wes·t Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60610; 312/440-1860. New Association Promotes Organic Foods-A group of organic food distributors, wholesalers, consultants, and scientists have formed the Organic Foods Production Association of North America which is "dedicated to systems of sustainable agriculture by the production and distribution of verifieq organic foods.".For information about the association contact Thomas B. Harding, Jr., Chairman, Steering Cpmmittee, c/o Progressive Agrisystems, Incorporated, 201 Center .Street, Stockertown, PA 18083; 215/759-5911. A Soft Energy Path for Canada? The Fall 1984 issue of Alternatives features a special 48-page center section examining the potentials for and implications of developing a soft energy path in Canada. The section begins by summarizing a twelve volume report completed in 1983 by Friends of the Earth Canada which showed the potential for energy conservation and renewable energy in Canada to the year 2025. The report, entitled 2025: Soft Energy Futures for Canada, concluded on the basis of a detailed province-by-province analysis that soft energy paths'were both economically efficient and te'chnically feasible, under conditions of strong economic growth and substantial increases in material standards of living. In addition to the summary of the .FOE report, the special section includes essays discussing the environmental, economic, social, and political implications of pursuing a .soft path, and the research needs and implementation strategies for: making the soft energy vision a reality. For a copy, send $4.50 to: Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3Gl, Canada. New Pluralism-TAP is the monthly newsletter of the Trend Analysis Program of the American Council of Life Insurance. The November, 1984 issue contains an interesting profik of an American culture in transition, a rather contradictory profile that the authors call the new pluralism. Four of the most important trend,s identified are: (1) increas~d tolerance for diversity and heterogeneity;·(2) an increased importance of indirect human:· J interaction and the weakening of physical '1.. ·- place as a factor in cohesion; (3) the el!lergen,ce of new social forms which combine and. make less meaningful some of our traditional --· distinctions, (or example the difference between·centralization and decentralization; and (4) the development of higher orders of trust in society. Along the way are some , interesting statistics and charts. For informa-- tion write to Sharon C. Meluso, Trena Analysis Program, American Council of Life Insur~nce, 1850 K Street, NW,,Washington, DC 200062284. The Graying oi the Sunbelt-"The Graying of the Sunbelt" is a short publication by Jeanne _C. Biggar, with the Population Reference· Bureau. The study describes how America·''s social fabric is shifting as Americans over-the age of 60 move to the Sun Belt. Add this to the amount of military expenditures in the Sun· Belt and you get a rather odd, perhaps, politically dangerous future. Single copies are $3 from Population Reference Bureau, PO Box 35012, Washington, DC 20013. The Effects of Tourism on Neighborhood~~ It's nice someone began to address the phe-." nomena of yuppie and other special neighborhoods that draw peo'ple (and money) from others in the community, and from tourist~· Initially everyone in those neighborhoods'was pleased, but with time have come some new problems, as well as new potentials. -The January 1985 issue of Conserve Neighbor_hoo,ds explores this issue, with profiles of severaf of these tourist neighborhoods, including the Riverside Avondale area in Jacksonville, FL, and the Burnside neighborhood in Portland, OR. For copies write to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1785 Massachusetts _ Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036. · ·
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