Page 38 RAIN February/March 1983 Solar Ponds — International Solar Pond is a new journal devoted to salt-gradient solar ponds and related technologies, published by the engineering division of the American Solar Energv Societv. For more information, write to American Solar Energv Societv, Inc., 205B McDowell Hall, University of Delaware, Newark, DE19711. Unemplo)rment Caused by Nuclear Arms Build Up — The Coalition for a New Foreign and Militarv Policy has produced a handy guide to employment/unemployment created by the increase in military budget in the United States. Employment losses/gains are given for different congressional districts in each state. The booklet is 10 cents, with bulk copy prices also available from the Coalition at 120 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, D.C. 20002. Barter Your Way Through College — Several colleges have begun to offer barter arrangements as an alternative for students and parents faced with rising tuition fees. At University of Detroit, administrators estimate thatas many as 100 students have bartered for tuition. Other colleges looking into bartering include Sacred Heart College in Belmont, North Carolina, and Blackburn College in central Illinois. The U.S. Department of Education has also shown an interest by funding a $35,000 project to produce a manual on how schools can use barter. lir RUSH Bike Library — The Bike library was founded in 1978 and contains 500 books, vertical files, and subscriptions to over 100 periodicals. A computerized database, DATAbike, is now underway. For information write to Bike- librarv, PO Box 276, Emporia, KS 66801, 316/ 321-0480 or 316/343-1961. Shared Housing — The Shared Housing Resource Center is a good resource for people interested in developing new ways for individuals, especially the elderly, to share housing. The Center publishes Shared Housing Quarterly. A conference report on the subject is also available for $6.50. For details, write to Shared Housing Resource Center, 6344 Green St., Philadelphia, PA 19144. Nuclear and Four Comers Films — The Friends of the Earth have announced two new films. "Four Comers: A National Sacrifice Area?" is a film dealing with the cultural groups that inhabit that highly exploited area in the southwest, known as Four Comers, under assault by developments in coal, uranium, and oil shale. The other film, "Growing up in the Nuclear Shadow: What Can the Children Tell Us," is a film that focuses on the hopes and fears of children whose lives are profoundly shaped by the threat of nuclear war. For more information contact Friends of the Earth, 1045 Sansome St., San Francisco, CA 94111. Appropriate Technology Education Programs — AT International has put together a list of university level training programs in the field of Appropriate Technology. For more information write to William McDowell, AT International, 1724 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20036. Appropriate Technology Program Publications — The University of California's Appropriate Technology Program has issued several publications in its Research Leaflet Series. Clothing and Energy Conservation by Barbara and Robert Sommer summarizes some findings about clothing fashions and personal comJfort; Move-On Housing in Calipmia is about the reasons and methods of moving houses for renovation. For more information write to UC Appropriate Technology Program, 2043 Bainer Hall, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Mailing List Exchanges and Nonprofits — There have been a number of assaults on the nonprofit sector recently, and now the IRS is looking at certain "business-related" activities of nonprofits, which up until now have not been taxed. In a memo to the Disabled American War Veterans, the IRS noted that mailing list exchanges are now taxable business income. A bill was sent to Congress to stem the tide of such regulations. For more information write to Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski, House Ways and Means Committee, Washington, D.C. 20215. Appropriate Technology Resources Directory — The Community Self-Reliance Center in upstate New York has announced publication of a directory ($1.50) to appropriate technology/renewable enrgy activities in their neck of the woods. The group, which also publishes the Sprouts Neu’sletter, can be reach^ at 140 SW State St., Ithaca, NY 14850. Growing Food in the City — "Cracks in the Concrete" is a new slideshow that demonstrates how to make greater use of available land in towns and urban areas for growing food. For more information write to: Urban Resources Systems, 783 Buena Vista West, San Francisco, CA 94117. Military Contracts in Your Backyard — Now you can readily determine which companies in your area hold opportunities for conversion to civilian-centered enterprise. The National Action Research on the Military Industrial Complex, a project of the American Friends Service Committee, makes a quarterly list available of military contractors, broken down bv state and county. Send requests to NARMIC, 112 S. 16th, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Solar Radiation and Meteorological Data— The Solar Energy Research Institute has announced publication of several reference works ofImportance to solar energy developers, builders, etc. The three volumes are entitled Solar Radiation Energy Resource Atlas of the United States ($18.00); Insolation Data Manual ($7.50); and Direct Normal Solar Radiation Data Manual ($4.75). Mad River— Hard Times in Humboldt County—is the portrait of a rural community in California, facing environmental and economic disaster. It traces the struggle to save redwood forests, and the timber industry workers' stniggle for economic stabilitv. The film (or video tape) can be rented for $95, from Fine Line Productions, PO Box 315, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. Energy Management Master of Science Program — New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY 11568, 516/686-7578, is offering an interdisciplinary Master of Science program in Energy Management. The program consists of training in the operations of cogeneration, resource recovery, biomass conversion, wind energy, geothermal power and small scale hydroelectric power; it also includes training in how to develop and implement energy efficiency into industrial processes, building operation, new design, and construction. Farming and Gardening Song Book—The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Rt. 1, Box 397, Franklinville, NC 27248, has announced publication of a 64 page songbook of songs of working on the land, songs of agricultural movements. Single copies, $4.50 plus .75 postage.
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