Page 24 RAIN June 1979 OLD INES Consumer Fuel Coops Hints for starting a fuel oil huying co-op are listed in Coop's May/June '79 issue (available from Coop, P.O. Box 7293, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, $10.50/yr.). By organizing as a buying block members can negotiate sale prices and receive rebates as a discount on volume. The Ottawa Consumers Fuel Co-op savings averaged $65 each per winter. The same economic benefits can also be realized by forming cooperatives for purchasing solar systems in bulk. - PC Solar in the Northwest An introductory level article on the residential use of solar in the Northwest is in Pacific Search Magazine, February 1979, $1Z1yr. , P.O. Box C34666, Seattle, WA 98134. Easy reading for the solar newcomer interested in the possibilities. A brief explanation of the potential of solar greenhouses and water heaters is included, plus a solar glossary, bibliography and a list of regional resourcc groups. -PC Low Level Radiation Resource Guide A list of people and organizations addressing the issue of protection standards, compensation and public education in the area of low-level radiation has been compiled in the March '79 issue of Groundswell ($12/yr. from NIRS, 1536 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington , DC 20036). -PC Adventures in the New Horticulture: Home Hydroponics Comes of Age If the high cost of vegetables and the presence of pesticides in your food is getting you down, perhaps hydroponics is the answer to your problems. An article in the recent issue of Harrowsmith Magazine (No. 15), explains the history of hydroponics, how to set up your own system, including suggestions on how to build the container, mix the nutrient base-using both an organic and inorganic formula, and other information which will turn your basement into a productive garden. Sources on where to get materials and further information is provided. Harrowsmith Magazine, a fine publication which provides information on homesteading, self-sufficiency and other areas of inter<:st in Canada is available from Camden House Publishing, Camden East, Ontario KOK IJO , Canada for $10/yr. ($18 for 2 yrs.). -YL Nuclear Power-A Neighborhood Issue Nuclear power affects much more than your health. A reprint in The Neighborhood Work, March 30, 1979 ($25/yr. from Center for Neighborhood Technology, 570 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60606), entitled "What Does Nuclear Power Mean for Neighborhoods?" examines the devastating impact it has on community economic development. "Each new nuclear plant destroys thousands of potential neighborhood jobs, robs local economies of hundreds of millions of dollars, causes electric rate hikes, gobbles taxes, and fuels inflation." The original article was from Neighborhoods, Sept.-Oct. '78 (401 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19108). -PC .RAIN Forwarding and Return Postage Guaranteed 2270 N.W. Irving Portland, OR 9721(j
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