Page 20 RAIN Aug.ISept. 1980 cont. :,Appropriate Home Energy Co-op Cornerstone Non-profit Consumer Corporation P.O. Box 2503, Station ")3" Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA N2H 6M3 Contact: Ken Pope, 6.13/234-227 A fuel buying co-op that is expanding to include renewable energy sources and conservation techniques., Weaversway Fuel Co-op 559 Carpenter Lane West Philadelphia, PA 19119 Contact: Vince Piere 215 / 548-1430 Fuel buying co-op for community organizations. Boston Building Materials Co-op 52 Plimpton St. Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Contact: John Powse or Mordechi Liebling 617/426-0931 Buys and installs conservati~n materials, conducts classes in Spanish and English on home conservation strategies. Future plans include a full-scale lumber yard/hardware supply store, and a tool and_book library. The.BBMC has almost 110 members and is funded through a mixture of dues, grants and loans. Resource Groups: Conference on Alternative State and Local Policies 2000 Florida Avenue N. W. Washington, DC 20009 Contact: Michael Freedberg or Bill Schweke 202/387-6030 A non-profit agency that acts as a clearinghouse on up-to-date information specific to policy and program innovations, offers . technical assistance and political advice to community groups, publishes reports on progressive policy initiatives, and organizes conferences and workshops on topics such as Energy, Land Use, Food, and Women and Employment. The Co-op Bank Monitoring Project and t~e Energy Project are two of the many valuable projects the-conference is involved in. They are in the process of writing a.handbook on how to organize and operate an energy co-op. Neighborho~d Information Sharing Exchange (NISE) 1725 K St. N.W. Washington, DC 20006 800/424-2852 Contact: Sus;m Hyatt Contact Susan for information relating specifically to energy and the Co-op Bank. If you hear anything especially interesting, pass it on. She'd appreciate a call. ==The Co-op Bank ~vs-"" "''•'••·,,i~~~fi~ ~= Center for the Study of Responsive Law Washington, DC 20002 202/387-8030 Contact: Paul Kreitner Paul is conducting a s·urvey of energy coops. Articles "An Innovative Approach to Community Self-Help: A Food and Fuel Cooperative for Cape Cod," by Gary Hirshberg, summer 1980 issue of New Alchemy Newsletter $1 from: New Alchemy P.O. Box47 Woods Hole, MA 02543 "The Neighborhood Energy Co-op" by Michael Freedberg, April 25, 1980, issue of The Neighborh__ood Works, $1 from: Center for Neighborhood Technology 570 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60606 "Ail Educated Consumer Is Our Best Consumer," by Marilyn Archiron, spring 1980 issue of Alternate Currents, $1 from: Alternate Currents 156 Fifth Ave., Suite 404 New York, NY 10010 "Focus on Energy Co-ops," by Elena Jones, April 1980 issue of Jam Today: California Jourhal of Cooperation, $1 from: Jam Today P.O. Box 195 Davis, CA 95616 ~. . '"' ,;;~•1fi/li, :·r"'L'.:;•f-1'\m(_JL..,, 1:i~C5!%U.tiffit~
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