STEPPING STONES: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND BEYOND Edited by Lane deMoll and Gigi Cae 20M pr. . 1')7M, S7')5 Th,· philoso phic.1 srrands of thought from which. new SOci31 vision is being WQVl'" . . S"PP;Hg S(0'H'5 brings togl·thl·r in ont." plan.' many of tht.· classic l'ssays that h.ave given risl' to tht.' appropriatl' technology rnov('mcnt. From E.F. Schumacher, W,'nddl Berry .nd Margaret M,'.d, to John Todd, D.vid Morris and Amory Lovins, to RAIN's own Tom Bl'ndl'r and LccJohnson, Stf'pping Stones will move you bc.:yond thL' c.:r:i of limitations into the era of changing possibilities. Five: nl'W pk'l"l'S hrlp bridgl.' the: gap bl'[WCl'n nt.'W tl'ch nologies and new valul's. bringing gn'ah:r clarity to our vision ofa humanly sc.akd society. This companion to Rai"h,)(,k is tht.' perfcn n'adl'r to bring you full eiTelt-' to whrTl' we stand today: holdiTlg in our hands the.: makings ofa new world. STEPPING STONES POSTER Diane Schatz 21 "x24", 1~7H , $3.00 Spinning imagl's that L'xcih: rhl' imagination, Dianl' Schatz's JatL'sf artwork for RAIN is truly nl'W alehL'my. Her L'laboratc. bio.rL'gion:lllandscapL' which gracL's thL' COVL'r of thl' NL'w Stc'ppi"l St"ncs rL'adL'f is now availabk as a largL' postn for thosL' of you to whom ;I pinurL' is worth a thousand words-or more! This urbanI rural sL'l'nario vividly dL'(ails local economil's and l'nngiL's,at work and pl2y. RL'· IlL'wabk and rL'IH.'wing! If you aTl' trying to envision just how all our nL'W idL'as and (H'W tools (Oml' togl'thL'r, this link bit of w izardry will hdp you gl't thnl' . ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PRIMER ~ ::% Tom Bender 207 pp , I ~73, S5 ~5 If, In dL'slgl1lng and building our surroundings, Wf: want to • restorL o ur funda mental unity with our L'nvirOlllllL'nt and thl' (OS010S, WL' must push beyond JUSt "functional" consider;uions. We IllTd to rl' l'stablish a dr'('pL'r Sl'nSL' ofpurposl'. Th..:se.: m..:ditations on '-'Cological consciousnL'ss ;HL' orTL'rL'd to hdp us set our hl'an s and minds $traight. bL'forl' WL' put our hands to wl1rk , A pL'nL'rrating col"-'('(ion of short thought-pil'cL's, quotations, symbols and drL'21l1s , RAIN PAPER No, 1, I~ '"'_'__._~ CONSUMER GUIDE TO WOODSTOVES , ......_ .. ~_ Bill Day I ~~ , 16 pp .. Ih'visl'd Jan . 1'17t.1. S2.00 ! No l11aUl'f how you split it, wood is rL'-l'mL'rging as an impor- ...........::.:.=.. tallt ~a~'tor .in hom..: hl'at ~ng . To hL'lp insurl' thl' ~ood cnngy ~ •.~~~~ transition IS onL' (ol11mlUL'd to safL,ty and l'fflch.'ncy, wood . stOve ....onsuJnL'fist Bill Day h3S elosdy monitorL'd the availability and rdiability ofthL'sl' products. His m;wiy-rL'visL'd 3nd L'xpandcdCcJflH",,,'r Guid(' is.ll compilation of his ardclL's in RAIN, covL'ring thL' sL'll'Ction, installation and rl'pair of woodstovl's, wood cookstovl's and wood furnan's. Includl-d .:IfL· hL'lpful noc,,'s on flrl'plan' rL'troflts and chimnL'y mainll'nanc\.'. Essl'ntjal fl'ading for thosl' of you intL'rl'StL'd in this rl'viralizL'd L'nngy ahernative. RAINDEX Lane deMoll and Linda Sawaya 4ij pp., 1~7~, S4.00 A compktL' indL'x (('t the fltst four volumL's of RA iN (Onobn 1~74 through S"pt"ll1b", 197M) .nd Rainbook, including. four-pag"" issuL'-by-issue listing of ardelL'S. Jndispl'nsibk for information nL'tworh'rs, librarks and nl'W friL'nds of RAIN, the Raindt,x is thL' pL'rfl'(( way to dis· COVL'r our hack pagl'S and thl' magic chat liL'S thL'rein. YL'arly suppkmL'ms will bL' availabk for l'ach SUhSL'qU"'tlt volumL'l'vL'ry Octobl'f, May 1979 RAIN Page 23 RAINBOOK: RESOURCES FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Editors ofRAIN 256pp., 1~77,S7.~5 This is the book th.at has tUrlll,d so m.any hl'ads .around . Drawing togetha su(h divc:rSL' conCL'rns as L'conomics. l'n('r g)" hL'alth, agriculturl' and communications into a largL'r pic turL', RainboClk opl'ns up new doors for those- of us st..'L'king thl' ways and means to change our communities and our livl'S, Essentially thL' BL'$t of RAIN MaxtJzinC' through \.'arly llJ77, Rainbook is as comprl'hl'nsive a primcr/n' source.: book as you will L'Vl'r find, with thousands of listings on groups, contans, fiteraturL' and funhl'f sourCL'S of information. If you havl' d qUl'Stion about appropriatl' u:chnolog)'. Rai"bIJok probably has chl' answl'f-or it can td! you whL'rc to gl·t it. Fully indexed and profusdy illustrated. (Updm'd vi. muntbly issu,'s of RAIN.) URBAN ECOTOPIA POSTER Diane Schatz 22"x33" . 1~7fi, 53.00 SUBURBAN ECOTOPIA POSTER Diane Schatz 22"x3O", 1~76, 53.00 Irsc L'xciting glimps\.'s ofan Ecotopian vision. . Cham"Cs are you' Vl' :llready SL'l'n DianL' S.:hatz's Urban E{cJtopia Poster-on thL' COVL'r of Rainbook, rcprintl'd in countkss numbns of books and public~tions, or on d friend's wall. hs city stfl.:ef SCl'nl' giVl'S Iit\.'faJ cxprL'ssion to [hL' jde~ of urban sclf-rdiancL'-whL'rc cottage: industrics, (oopL'fativl' institutions and dppropriate tL'chnologies combine to make thc city a habitabk and happy plan' to bl'. , .. If your conCl'rn is reinhabiting thL· suburbs, you should visit Diam"s SI4burban Erolopia. where (hc s~mc potentid! can bl' seL'n in gardl'lls, soldf grl'l'nhousL's and windmills . Both of thl'SL' linL·.drawn pOStL'rs arL' rich in dl·tail and perfl'(f for coloring. ' 1'"'1", - SHARING SMALLER PIES Tom Bender 3H pp .. 1~75 , S2.!KJ A small dassic that discussL'S how changing rL'souTCL'h'ncrgy H'.;alit;l's arc giving risL' to nl'W dirl'ctions and changing possi bilitil's-in human valuL's and individual accions, in our instt. tUlions and politics. This is thL' kind of formativl' th1l1kiug that has hdpcd to SCt thl' stage for thL' adv,,'nt of appropriate technology. LIVING LIGHTLY ENERGY CONSERVATION IN HOUSING Tom Bender 3M pp. , tt.l73, S2 .00 Hen: is 311 ,,'arly OVL'fvil'w of d,,'signing and building L'nngy dflCiL'll(Y and rnour.:,,' conSL'rvation inlO our shdtns-from wata and wastL' (0 hl'ating, cooling and lighting. A good OVl'TViL'W on why WL' should bL' living Iightly-.;and just what lhat might nlL'dn, EMERGING ENERGY POLICY PRINCIPLES Tom Bender ')pp., llJ74,SI.OO COSMIC ECONOMICS Joel Schatz and Tom Bender Hpp .. 1~74, SU M) Two significant papns to l'OOlL' OUt ofO regon's l'arly L'nngy r,,'sl'arch and planning L'ffons; hL'fl' arL' sound prinfipks for wl'nding our way through che coming l'CO nomich'lll'fgy transition. Simpk OUtliTlL'S of L'ffl'ctivl' (co nomi c ml'chanisms to guidL' that transition. 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