Page 22 RAIN December 1979 • • • : • • •..............R U S H ................................. ... The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is compiling a Guide to Municipal Com- ' posting with a section on public policy. Any specific info on state legislation, local ordinances, statements from state environmental agency plans which encourage (or inhibit) low tech source separation, recycling and/or composting of municipal refuse or sludge would be. helpful to others drafting similar proposals for their areas. Contact: Ben Larkey, ILSR, 1717 18th St., N.W., Washington, DC 20009. U.S. Section of the International Solar Energy Society, Inc., presently out of Killeen, TX, wants an Executive Director. Salary negotiable. Management skills, leadership, travel ability, and solar familiarity required. Send resume in application to: Jeffrey Cook, College of Architecture, Arizona State U., Tempe, AZ 85281, 602/955-1956 or 965-6210. The Don't Waste Washington Committee of the Washington Environmental Council is planning to file an initiative in January 1980 tlrat would prohibit the transportation of radioactive waste (military and non-military) into Washington state for storage or disposal. Meetings Dec. 13 and 2 7 at 10 7 S. Main, Seattle, 98104, begin at 5:30 p,m. Bring sack dinner, For more info call WEC at 206/623-1':i-83. Mars Hill College in North Carolina is looking for a manager for their diversi- , fied Appalachian demonstration small farm. About a fifth of their 1000-acre farm, a recent bequest, is tillable, and the folks there are trying to create a center that will/can serve the Appalachian small farm population through strengthening agriculture, rural heritage, and community development. They want someone with a bachelor's degree, experience in non-traditional . agriculture, and skills in curriculum design. The job starts March 1, 1980, and they've got about $15,000 plus hou~- ing for the right person. Contact: Dr. Richard Hoffman, Mars Hill.College, Mars Hill, NC 28754, 704/689-1111. Much loved and respected national appropriate technology magazine seeks creative, experienced business manager, full-time (all the time?), to assume responsibility for financial management and promotion of the magazine. Person should be at least acquainted with appropriate technology and be willing to work with consensus decision-making. Business manager will share equal status and salary ($500/mo.) with editors. Send letter, resume, and references ASAP to RAIN, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. As you probably know, the government's attempt to gag The Progressive . has failed, and the magazine has published Howard Morland's article, "The H-Bomb Secret: How We Got It, Why We're Telling It." If you want to see for yourself what it was the government wanted to keep from you so badly it was willing to suspend the First Amendment, you can obtain a copy of The Progressive's November issue, with Morland's article, for $2.00 from: The Progressive Foundation, Dept. AP, 315 West Gorham St., Madison, WI 53703,· The Alaska Center for the Environment wants an Executive Director to direct their.small paid staffand act as networkerlcoordinatdr for ACE's advocacy and information activities in Alaskan environmental issues. Need administrative experience, conservation orientation, and communication skills. Salary: $1200 minimum, DOE, Hiring Date: January 1, 1980. Send resume to ~nd telephone Paul Lowe, ACE, 1069 W. • Sixth Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501, 907/274-3621. The Farallones Institute seeks a steward experienced in dairy farming for animal/agricultural project at their 80-acre Rural Center in Sonoma County, California. Room, board, and opportunity to participate in other facets of the Center's work. Call or write the Rural Center re: ~nimal/ag steward, at 15290 Coleman Valley Road, Occidental, California 95465, 707/874-~060. People experienced in a.t., agrilaquaculture, tree crops, gardening and food storage, (re)building, machinery, etc., are needed to help transform an old farm into a working ecotechnology center. Abundant land and resources committed;food, shelter, idealist's pay and sharing of crops/tools/decisions offered. Send letter about yourself to Laurel Hill Learning Center, Rt. 3, Box 191B, Natchez, MS 39120, 601/445-9760. Architect with top design ability wanted for Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, a small non-profit organization doing a.t. design i'n Texas and the Southwest. "Long hours, low pay, but an opportunity to assume major responsibilities and to help make history." Send resume to CMPBS, 8604 F.M. 969, Austin, TX 78724, 512/9284786. CORRECTIONS O~ps, we forgot.·In "How to Find Good Work" (October issue) we left out the credit. It was from the book Good Work by E.F. Schumacher, copyright 1979 by Verena Schumacher. Reprinted by permission of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. The exact address for the Energy Productivity Center mentioned in "Getting Efficient" last month is: 1925 Noi:th Lynn St., Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22209. Thanks also to Michael J. Mitsock and Mitre Corporation for their help. Thanks also to Michael J. Mitsock and Mitre Corporation for their help.
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