Solar Information Service Citizens for a Better Environment 88 First St., Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 415/777-1987 CBE is cataloguing solar water heating system s in the nine S.F. Bay Area counties, so if you have or know of systems, contact them at the solar hot line phone number above. Also you may call the hot line if you desire information on solar energy. - LS National Solar Heating and Cooling Information Center P.O. Box 1607 Rockville, MD 20850 Toll free 800/523-2929 The latest bibliographies and lists we rece.ived from this center are amusing and interesting. Here are some highlights of lists that they have available: "Car Washes with Solar Systems," " Sojar Fire Stations," " Apartment Bl.\ildirigs with Solar Systems," "Bibliography on Solar Communities," " History of Solar Heating and Cooling," "Solar in Foreign Countries," "Ware' houses and Factories with Solar Systems." There are numerous others; write t.o them for a publications and price list. Their toll-free hotline for information on solar energy is expanded to include Alaska and Hawaii: 80012234700. - LS NCA T Bibliographies: Wind, Solar, Organizing Community Gardens, Economic Development, Building and Energy, and Alternate Waste Systems, 1978, 6 to 14 pp. ea., free from: NCAT P.O. Box 3838 Butte, MT 59701 These annotated bibliographies are "not intended to be exhaustive, but to identify useful, introductory-level publications" and they do a fine job of that. - LS Solar Project Catalogue The Center for Renewable Resources has received a federal DOE grant to develop a national catalogue of solar projects. The center will be subcontracting with state grassroots organizations to network and compile the information. To find out your state rep contact : Center for Renewable Resources 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20036 Sources of Funds for Solar Activists, outlining funding strategies and potential foundation and federal money, is also available at the above address. - PC Creating Solar Jobs: Optivns for Military Workers and Communities, MidPeninsula Conversion Project, 1978, 69 pp., $3.50 from: Mid-Peninsula Conversion Project 867 W. Dana, Suite 203 Mountain View, CA 94041 Almost every weck I talk to someone who wants to change jobs. Often the dissatisfaction with their employment comes from the feeling that their work not only doesn't contribute to the quality of life but actually impedes any progress in that direction. There exists a real need to help people trying to make the job shift, whether it is away from a nuclear power plant or Nestle Corporation. Studies such as Creating Solar Jobs help the conversion process by identifying the available options. The report examines the skill transferability of defel~~e industry employees to solar devel Jpment, production and installation. In addition to this section on options for military workers, two other chapters are included. The first examines four solar technologies (active and passive heating, photovoltaics and wind) analyzing their commercialization capability, job creation potential and skills requirements. I recommend reading the section in conjunction with The Job Creation Potential ofSolar and Conservation (Rain, Feb.lMar. '79, p. 20). The last chapter focuses on community solar development. It stresses the need for coalition building and outlines a variety of programs for developing neighborhood owned energy businesses. Important ideas if a decentralized, publicly accountable renewable energy system is going to be established. -PC April 1979 RAIN Page 9 The Citizens' Energy Project will soon be distributing summaries of the 20plus government studies analyzing the proposed Solar Power Satellite Tech· nology. If you are interested in reviewing these summaries, contact: Ken Bussong, Citizens' Energy Project, 1413 K St., N.W., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. The Solar Greenhouse Slide Series, by the Solar Sustenance Team, 1978, 20 slides and cassette narrative (approx. 112 hour) $15/set, all seven sets $90 from: Solar Sustenance Team Rt. 1, Box 107 AA Santa Fe, NM 87501 This organization has been doing a great job holding solar greenhouse workshops in New Mexico. More recently they have trained people from around the country to duplicate the workshops in their home states. Relying upon their practical experience and expertise, the Solar Sustenance Team has produced a series of seven slide shows (design, construction, horticulture, insects, solar greenhouses, and community and attached solar greenhouses). The community greenhouse set, which I previewed, was very good-its information clear, concise and educational. A greenhouse as a neighborhood enterprise could generate income for additional community programs by growing cash crops like herbs, teas and spices. The slides are an excellent tool for organizing community support for such a project. -PC The la~gest c~mmunity solar greenhouse (6000 sq. ft.) in the country is loc!lted in Cheyenne, WyomIng. U,SIng .312 55-gallo": drums for thermal storage, temperatures have not dipped below 40"F In thIS totally passIve solar heated structure. The greenhouse contains an office, storage, bathroom and methane digester which produces heat and sludge. Community citizens actively participated in the design, construction and operation.
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