January 1979 RAIN Page 11 GOLD MINES Five Y_ears_ ago ther_e were few publications putting forth the kinds of , t:chnz~al ~nformation needed to help us make the changes towards right livelihood- and _Rai? helpe1 fill that need. The last few years have se:~ many publications spring up that are covering the details of specific areas, such as energy, with excellent articles. Here we want to give you access to the best ofwhat we come across and to continue this access in subsequent issues. -LS ' Energy Self-Reliance in D.C. !V1ore than 85 percent of every energy dollar spent in Washington, D.C., is lost from the community. Like their earlier study on the community economics of MacDonald's Hamburger joints, this current study by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has revealed a kind of trade deficit that can and does drain the economy of even the wealthiest community. The antidote in this case is simple-spend your energy dollars for conservation an~ solar energy, where a large percentage of the dollars can stay m the community providing jobs and income. For details, see the Nov.-Dec. '78 Self-Reliance ($8/ year from ILSR, 1717 18th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009). The next phase of the study will document the potentials of those solar/conservation alternatives. -TB ~eighborhood Healt~ Centers have proven to be a less expensive and more effective alternative to much of our traditional patterns of health care. A 28 percent drop in infant mortality rates, 50 percent reduction in the number of days children spend in hospitals, 60 percent drop in incidence of rheumatic fever in children, and a 25 percent reduction in total use of hospitals have been reported in areas served by various neighb_orhood health centers. In addition, those centers have provided employment and paraprofessional training for several thousand people in low-income neighborhoods. Although pressures from the traditional medical practitioners and cuts in federal funding are shutting them down, they represent a wise community investment, particularly where doctors are in short supply and/or unaffordable. Details and resources in Nov.-Dec. '78 Self-Reliance. -TB Industrial Waste Recycling-Special report in Sept.-Oct. '78 Compost Science/Land Utilization ($15/year from Box 351, Emmaus, PA_ 18049). Covers industrial waste exchanges in the U.S., a survey of uses for organic industrial wastes, and replanting of mining wastes in England. -TB Flow of Energy Dollars Washington DC, excluding the U.S. Government, 1977 "Rape-An Unusual Opinion" by Crescent Dragon Wagon. S,ome of the feedback from this article saw it as glorifying ra~e_in some way. I found it a very moving (though at times ch~lhng) acco~nt of one woman's successful attempt to turn a_ hfe-~hre.atenmg and potentially emotionally crippling situation mto a growth experience much in the same way we grew from the experiences of our house fire. It hurts to read these things but it is so wonderful when we can openly and courageously share such lessons with each other. Read it and the feedback with her responses in the August, 1978, and ~oilowing two issues of New ,Age, $16/year ($1. 75 for a single issue) from Subscriptions, P.O. Box 4921, Manchester, NH 03108. -LdeM Annual Solar Storage A report on e~isting projects and research studies for storing s~mmer sunsh~ne for 100 percent winter heating. The additional storage is four-fold cheaper per unit volume than . collectors per unit area, and storage effectiveness improves with volume. See Acorn, Nov. 1978 ($6/year from Acorn/ GS_U, Park Forest So., IL 60466). The issue also has a good ~rude on water conservation in Elmhurst, IL, which has cut its water use by 15 percent, increased sewage capacity by 4,800 people, and saved itself $400,000 in the bargain! Cancer Series Peter Barry Chowka has been keeping close watch on cancer research at the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute and has done an excellent series of articles on their shenanigans. It's an important topic. Part I of "Cancer: Metaphor for Modern Times" appeared in March, 1977, Part II in A~ril, 1977, Part III in January, 1978, Part IV in July and a piece on Mammography in the October 1978 issue of East West Journal ($12/year, $1.50/single issue) from P.O. Box 505, Whitinsville, MA 01588. Chowka is also a contributing editor for New Age and often has articles on cancer issues there as well. - LdeM from Self-Reliance Electricity Natural Gas Fuel Oil $40,000,000 Gasoline Total More On California Tenants & 13 The November/December issue of Ways and Means contains an update o_f community action and recent legislation developments proposed to equalize the benefits of Proposition 13 tax relief in that state (see also Rain, Dec. 1978). Contact Gary Lowe, coordinator of CHAIN (California Housing Action Amount Spent $288,958,000 Amount Retained in Government 21,106,288 Taxes Amount Retained 6,507,513 in DC Wages Dividend 1,471,057 Goods & Service 1,739,600 Proprietors Net Income Total Retained 31,043,872 Percent Retained 11 $77,852,914 4,926,400 5,902,763 385,518 705,000 12,060,657 15 1,953,967 453,669 Insignificant 502,967 2,939,931 7 $158,791,000 $565,601,914 25,215,464 53,202,119 7,401,268 20,265,213 Insignificant 1,306,455 34,126,062 21 1,856,575 2,444,600 1,809,422 80,178,522' 14 and Information Network), 304 S. Broadway, Suite 224, Los Angeles, CA 9.0013 for more information. Subscriptions to Ways & Means are $10/year, $20/year for institutions, from 1901 Que St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009. -LS
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