Recycling "Mine the Trash Cans, Not the Land," Knapp, Brandt, Corson, RAIN Magazine, Vol. V No. 2. "Turning Waste into Wealth," Dan Knapp, RAIN Magazine, Part I, Vol. V \o. 9; Part II, Vol. V No. 10. Available for $1.20 ea. ppd. from RAIN, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. Source Separation and Waste Reduction Alternatives for the Metropolitan Service District, Resource Conservation Consultants, February 1980, free from METRO, 527 S.W. Hall St., Portland, OR 97201. Repairs, Reuse, Recycling—First Steps Toward a Sustainable Society, World- watch Paper #23, Denis Hayes, 1978, $2.00 from Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Garbage-to-Energy, The False Panacea, $3.00 from Santa Rosa Recycling Center, P.O. Box 1375, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Economic Feasibility of Recycling, Neil Seldman, 1978, $4.00 from Institute for Local Self-Reliance, 171718th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20009. Recycling—How to Reuse Wastes in Home, Industry and Society, Jerome Goldstein, 1979, $6.95 from Schocken Books Zero Waste Systems 2928 Poplar Street Emeryville, CA 95608 415/893-8257 One of the most experienced recyclers of hazardous materials in the country. Citizens for a Better Environment 88 First Street #600 San Francisco, CA 94105 415/777-1984 One of the few environmental organizations officially aware of "the burning issue" of garbage, air pollution in particular. Operating a Recycling Program; A Citizen's Guide, 1980, Resource Conservation Consultants, $.50,1615 N.W. 23rd, Portland, OR 97210. How to set up a community recycling program. Renewable Energy Development Energy for Survival, Wilson Clark, 1975, 652 pp., $5.95, Doubleday and Co. One of the earliest comprehensive treatments of the development of energy production in our culture and renewable energy alternatives. Energy Future, Robert Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin, editors, 1979, 353 pp., $2.95, Random House. A report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School, calling for an energy conserving solar society. Energy Primer, Richard Merrill and Tom Gage, 1974 (revised 1978), 256 pp., $7.95 from Delta Books, c/o Montville Warehousing Co., Change Bridge Road, Pine Brook, NJ 07058. One of the best introductions to the variety of energy resources. Extensive resource lists and bibliography. Rays ofHope: Transition to a Post-Petroleum World, Denis Hayes, 1977, $3.95 from W.W. Norton Co. Examination of potential energy sources with a historical and global perspective. Reaching Up, Reaching Out: A Guide to Organizing Local Solar Events, Solar Energy Research Institute, 1979, $8.50, order from Supt. of Documents, GPO, Washington, DC 20402, order #061-000- 000345-2. Presents case studies and a very extensive and useful resource list. Renewable Energy and Bioregions: A New Context for Public Policy, Peter Berg and George Tukel, Sept. 1980, Planet Drum Foundation, P.O. Box 31251, San Francisco, CA 94131. A report prepared for the Solar Business Office of the State of California presenting the case for energy development and consumption patterns that correspond to natural watershed-oriented regions. Soft Energy Paths, Amory B. Lovins, 1979, 231 pp., $3.95, Harper and Row. One of the most eloquent statements about the need to conserve energy and develop renewable energy sources. Shining Examples: Model Projects Using Renewable Resources, edited by Kathleen Courrier, et al., 1980,210 pp., ^.95 from Center for Renewable Resources, 1001 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036. This book tells who is doing what, the problems they've encountered and where they found their funding. County Energy Plan Guidebook, Alan Okagaki and Jim Benson, 1979, $7.50 individuals and public interest groups, $15 all others, from Institute for Ecological Policies, 9208 Christopher St., Fairfax, VA 22031. A workbook that can be used to calculate energy production and consumption in a county and energy conservation measures that can be taken. Energy Efficient Community Planning, James Ridgeway, available for $11.50 ppd. from RAIN, 2270 N.W. Irving, Portland, OR 97210. A description of several energy conservation projects around the country. Energy Self-Sufficiency in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1979, $16.00, available from NTIS, U.S. Dept, of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, VA 22161. Using an approach similar to the one developed in the County Energy Plan Guidebook, here is an example of one's community process for dealing with the need to conserve energy. The Village as Solar Ecology (Proceedings of the New Alchemy Threshold Generic Design Conference, April 16-21, 1979), 1980,134 pp., $22.50 from New Alchemy Institute, 237 Hatchville Rd., East Falmouth, MA 02536. Goes much beyond community energy planning to the integration of a community into a sustainable system. Researching Your Community Collecting Evidence: A Layman's Guide to Participant Observation (1976, $2.00) Facts and Figures: A Layman's Guide to Conducting Surveys (1976, $4.25) Facts for a Change: Citizen Action Research for Better Schools (1976, $5.00) all from Institute for Responsive Education, 704 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Three good guides on conducting community research. Ask for publications list. Energy and Power in Your Community: How to Analyze Where It Comes From, How Much It Costs and Who Controls It, Elizabeth Schaefer and Jim Benson, 1980,129 pp., $6.00 from Institute for Ecological Policies, 9208 Christopher St., Fairfax, VA 22031. A step-by-step method for analyzing a community energy system. Although it is specifically for energy, some of the methodology might be employed to investigate other life-support systems. 85
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