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Subject:      Public Citizen Rates States

/* Written  5:14 pm  Nov 19, 1992 by nigel.allen@canrem.com in igc:sci.energy */
/* ---------- "Public Citizen Rates States" ---------- */

Here is a press release from Public Citizen.

 Public Citizen Rates States on Energy Use
 To: National Desk, Environment and Energy writers
 Contact: Jonathan Becker, 202-546-4996, or Andrew Carroll,
          202-833-3000, both of Public Citizen

   WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- All but three states rely on
"dirty, dangerous and depletable" energy resources to meet a
majority of their energy needs, according to a report released by
Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project, while none of the 50
states has even approached its potential in developing alternatives
to coal, nuclear and oil-generated power.
   The report, Energy Audit: A State-by-State Profile of Energy
Consumption and Conservation highlights the need for greater
funding of energy policies at the state level and describes some
policy tools states can employ to increase energy efficiency and
reliance on clean, safe and renewable energy resources.
   "Even with a new federal energy bill, much of the responsibility
for energy choices falls to the states," said Jonathan Becker,
energy-policy analyst for Public Citizen, "and it's clear that some
states are making much wiser decisions than others."
   Energy Audit contains Public Citizen's analysis of four key
idicators of energy use.  The report describes the experiences of
a number of states that have produced thorough and innovative
approaches to meeting their energy needs.
   "Federal energy policy is still controlled by the fossil-fuel
and nuclear power lobbies," continued Becker.  "It has been left up
to the states to implement a fair, safe and sensible energy plan."
Governors of all 50 states have been sent copies of Energy Audit:
A State-by-State Profile of Energy Consumption and Conservation.
   Copies of the 45-page Energy Audit are available from Public
Citizen at a cost of $40.  Discounts are available to non-profit
organizations and schools.  Members of the press may receive the
study free of charge on request.
   Public Citizen is a non-profit research and advocacy
organization founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader.  Public Citizen has
over 130,000 members nationwide.  The Critical Mass Energy Project
is its energy-policy arm.
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Reply-To:     "TRACY LOGAN, LAFAYETTE COLLEGE,
              EASTON PA" <LOGANT@LAFAYETT.BITNET>
From:         "TRACY LOGAN, LAFAYETTE COLLEGE,
              EASTON PA" <LOGANT@LAFAYETT.BITNET>
Subject:      Book: "Ecological Literacy"

David Ehrenfeld says that David Orr's book, *Ecological Literacy*
addresses some of the same concerns as Bloom's *The Closing of
the American Mind*, but "it is an incomparably better book, a
21st Century book.... Orr has an exceptional vision."

Orr, who is Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin,
provides in Chapter VII a "Syllabus for Environmental Literacy,"
basically a 15-page list of books, organized by topic.
Thermodynamics, Human Cussedness, Simplicity....
A number of the recent books have been discussed, or at least
mentioned, on BIOSPH-L, but the list includes many "classics"
(great books?).

I liked these remarks, taken here and there from pp. 91-105:

        The conventional campus has become a place where indoor learning
        occurs as a preparation for indoor careers....Students learn the
        lesson of indifference to the ecology of their immediate place.
        Four years in a place called a campus culminates in no great
        understanding of the place, or in the art of living responsibly
        in that or any other place....Students taught environmental
        awareness in a settng that does not alter their relationship to
        basic life-support systems learn that it is sufficient to
        intellectualize, emote, or posture about such things without
        having to live differently.

Orr appreciates good writing, and writes well, as the quotes
above suggest.  However, the book is a collection of essays and
articles, not an integrated whole.  In this regard it left me
feeling the same way Thomas Berry's *Dream of the Earth* did --
wishing for an integrated development of these most important
concepts and insights.  That tho takes a great deal of time and
effort.  - tracy

PS: Orr edited another book on what I assume are similar themes
(haven't gotten it yet):

_The_Campus_and_Environmental_Responsibility_

David J. Eagan, David W. Orr  Editors
New Directions For Higher Education
No 77, Spring 1992
Jossey-Bass Publishers  (C) 1992
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Subject:      F&WS Holiday Gift Ideas

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
For Release:  November 19, 1992

Megan Durham  202-208-4131


               A Holiday Gift That's Really For the Birds


     Looking for  a holiday gift that will encourage your child's inter-
est in nature or satisfy the person who has everything?  "Fifty Birds of
Town and  City," a  colorful book by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
could be the gift that will stimulate a lifelong interest in birds.

     The book  features color  paintings and  short descriptions  of  50
birds you are likely to see where you live--birds like the barn swallow,
cardinal, goldfinch,  nighthawk, green  heron, and  yellow warbler.  The
50-page hardcover  book with  illustrations by wildlife artist Bob Hines
is a  great first bird book for kids or for people who are interested in
birds but don't want a complex field guide.

     You can add to your gift by purchasing a good quality birdfeeder or
a birdbath, and then see how many of the "50 birds" come to your yard.

     And while  you're enjoying  the birds,  you might want to know that
they are  there--in part--because the American people have gone to a lot
of trouble  to conserve  them.   In fact, in 1993 the United States will
celebrate the  75th anniversary  of its major conservation law that pro-
tects birds:  the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.  Before this farsighted law
was enacted  in 1918, egrets and many other birds were being slaughtered
to provide  feathers for ladies' hats and other clothing.  The Migratory
Bird Treaty  Act ended  the indiscriminate  killing of birds and was the
cornerstone of later laws that established hundreds of national Wildlife
Refuges for migrating birds.

     You can order "Fifty Birds of Town and City" for $7.50 from the Su-
perintendent of  Documents, Washington,  D.C.  20402  (Stock Number 024-
010-00382-1).

  ====================================================================

This press  release has  been brought to you compliments of The Osprey's
Nest, a  computer bulletin  board for birders and other amateur natural-
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hours per day at 301-989-9036 and answers the phone at 300 to 9600 baud.

The Osprey's  Nest is not associated in any way with the U.S. Department
of the Interior or with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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From:         DannyK <DKALLIN@CLARKU.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Book: "Ecological Literacy"

Date sent:  22-NOV-1992 14:52:48

>PS: Orr edited another book on what I assume are similar themes
>(haven't gotten it yet):

>_The_Campus_and_Environmental_Responsibility_

>David J. Eagan, David W. Orr  Editors
>New Directions For Higher Education
>No 77, Spring 1992

I have seen this one of Orr's books. It to is a collection of studies which
should be required reading for administrators. It contains info on recycling,
haz waste management, ecological responsibility etc. You will enjoy it.

DannyK
DKALLIN@VAX.CLARKU.EDU
DKALLIN@CLARKU.BITNET
From: marty@EQUINOX.UNR.EDU (John Martinson)
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1992 CBDZ112L%GRTHEUN1.BITNET@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu wrote:

>  I am wondering if anybody could give me some ideas of how to save energy in
 my
> own appartement.The problem is that i want to do it without making any serious
> cuts in my life.But i would really like to something to help todays situation.

One of the simplest things to do is build interior storm windows that fit
inside your present window frames (and are easily removed when you want to
open your windows). You do this by building a wood frame out of 1 x 2 stock
close to the size of your window openings. Put weather stripping (the kind
that comes as a tape with one side sticky) around the frame. But before
that stretch clear plastic over the frame (wrapped around and taped down).
The heat from an ordinary hair dryer will shrink the clear plastic until
it's smooth. To really go 1st class, completely wrap the wood frame and
now you have two layers of clear plastic with dead air in between. Set
that in your window frames from inside your apartment and you've really
cut down heat loss through the windows. Your local home supply store
should have the clear plastic as a kind of kit in a package with the tape.
Good luck.

John Martinson - Univ. of Nevada, Reno.

P.S. After that think about replacing your incandescent bulbs with the
screw in fluorescents.
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Date:         Wed, 18 Nov 1992 11:21:47 -0500
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From:         schaeffr@MAIL.BUCKNELL.EDU
Subject:      Greening of the Corporation

        Having just attended a presentation on the "Greening of the
Corporation", many aspects relating to environmentally safe practices by
corporations were raised.  The presentation stated the need for
"coporations to rise to a safe and new environmental awareness."  They
pointed to examples such as 3M, with the companies drastic changes in
altering their production and distribution activity by incorporating
environmentally safe practices.  An example of 3M is their intention of
reducing hazardous waste release by 90% by the year 2000.  Although this
sounds great, is it attainable? And if so, why dont other companies such as
Du Pont, the "Biggest Polluter in the World",  make such changes.
        3m, according to the presentation, saves money by creating
environmentally safer products, cleaning up after themselves, and
incorporating pollution prevention.  They do this by preventing pollution
at the source, conserve natural resources, meet and exceed local, state,
and federal levels of pollution, act responsibly, and reduce environmental
costs and costs of the  product, while increasing sales.  All of these seem
great to the economist and the environmentalist, but how can other
companies follow in this path to a cleaner environment?  Maybe a better
question is how come they don't?  Is it economically feasible to the local
saw mill that spews pollutants into the water, or the multinational
chemical company to act in a safe and responsible fashion at the expense of
higher costs?  Or can they, like 3M, reduce costs by reducing pollution?
Many environmentalist point to government intervention in the form of
stricter regulations and taxes to ensure protection.
        One may look to the newly elected President and Vice President to
make changes to the approach of conserving and caring for our land,
resources, air and water.  But in the midst of a recession, is the
"greening of the corporation" realistic when their main concern is to get
the economy back on track?
        These questions posed are to understand opinions and suggestions,
contrary to my belief, that "the greening of the corporation" is
economically feasible and possible in the economic and political
environment we face today.  Your comments and ideas are greatly
appreciated, and I invite economic and  statistical data supporting such
claims relating to this problem.


Jason M. Schaeffer
Bucknell University
E-Mail Address: schaeffr@mail.bucknell.edu
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Reply-To:     Ivo Bouwmans <ivo@DUTW239.TUDELFT.NL>
From:         Ivo Bouwmans <ivo@DUTW239.TUDELFT.NL>
Subject:      Sustainable Development

[To all list members of biosph-l and envst-l.]

I am compiling a list of current definitions of
***   Sustainable Development   ***
like the one in 'Our Common Future' ("... to ensure that [the
development] meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.").

It looks like everybody uses her/his own definition according to
her/his opinion.

Please send me (either by personal e-mail or through this list)
*any* definition you find or use, preferably with a reference. If
the list turns out to be interesting enough, I will mail it to all.
--
Met vriendelijke groeten, - Yours sincerely, - Afablajn salutojn,

Ivo Bouwmans      ivo@dutw239.tudelft.nl      tel +31(0)15-787239
    Interduct --  Delft University Clean Technology Institute
       Rotterdamseweg 145, 2628 AL Delft,  The Netherlands
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Subject:      light bulbs

Dan John mentions that incandescent light bulbs can be viewed as heat
sources.  I used to follow that philosophy when I lived in Ontario, where
electricity is relatively cheap.  Now that I live in Massachusetts, I keep
the lights turned off!  Though I lack figures, it seems to me that Johnson's
point is valid only where electricity charges are are equal to or lower than
energy costs for heating.  Besides, light bulbs aren't cheap any more, and
they don't last that long.   I'm switching over to mini-florescents where
possible (there are some good deals on these here).
Peter Grahame  pgrahame@bentley.bitnet
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Subject:      ecology

 I am wondering if anybody could give me some ideas of how to save energy in my
own appartement.The problem is that i want to do it without making any serious
cuts in my life.But i would really like to something to help todays situation.
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Date:         Sun, 15 Nov 1992 16:21:35 EST
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From:         aeholman@MAILBOX.SYR.EDU
Subject:      Great Lakes Commission

I am looking for people who have worked with, or have opinions about the
Great Lakes Commission.

Currently I am studying the intergovernmental relationships of the Great
Lakes Commission.  While the Commission newsletter details a multitude of
programs and operations, I am intersted in the fact that the organization
does not seem to be well known to the public.  The main goal of the
Commission is to advance the interests of the eight Great Lakes States.
Although citizens groups like Great Lakes United have had some contact, it
seems odd to me that the Commission does not solicit the power of the
public in a larger way.
Perhaps, the task would be too great

If anyone personally knows about the organization, I would appreciate
information on why a grassroots public strategy is not used.

Thank you.

*******************************************************
Amy E. Holman  (aeholman@maibox.syr.edu)
M.P.A.  Maxwell School, Syracuse University
SUNY ESF Student Pugwash
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Date:         Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:19:19 -0500
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From:         hopkins@MAIL.BUCKNELL.EDU
Subject:      overpopulation revisited

I appreciate the responses that my discussion on overpopulation elicited.
There are a few responses that I would like to make before I continue my
own analysis of the problem.  I do feel that the demographic transition
(that is as the standard of living increases in a country the population
begins to decrease) cannot be dismissed.  It is true that Brazil and Mexico
have undergone industrialization but does this necessarily mean that the
standard of living of the living has increased for the majority of the
population.  This I don't know. However, we cannot look at factors like an
increase in GNP to tell how the standard of living is.  We need to look at
social indicators like infant mortality rates.  I do, however, agree that
we need a greater understanding of what is women's role in development.
        I have thought and thought how to phrase the many things that I
feel are the underlying causes of poverty and environmental destruction,
until today when I was reading an article by David Moberg which posed the
question "But has capitalism itself been the cause of environmental damage
or is the root problem industrial technologies or a growing population that
consumes more and more goods?"  Well in this question I found the answer I
had been trying to formulate.  Poverty and environmental destruction are
natural outcomes of capitalism.  Since the birth of capitalism, it has
sought to exploit both people and land for its own benefit.  And now in an
era of global capitalism where capitalism knows no bounds, the vulnerabilty
of people and the environment is heightened.  Just today I saw a film on
the T'Boli people of the Phillipines who are facing the serious threat to
their ancestral lands because of dam project.  The dam project would allow
for these lands to be mined.  It would change the subsistence farming
practices of the people to include a dependency on chemical pesticides and
herbicides.  The dam project does not take into consideration the
ecological and spiritual relationship the T'Boli people have with their
land.  Within their creation story lies their special relationship and
responsibility to soil regeneration. Capitalism is an ideology of western
civilization that is virtually destroying the worldviews of indigenous
people as it destroys the environment on which they depend. I do not
believe that we will find the answers to poverty and the environment within
the market economy that exists today.  Where shall we turn next, perhaps a
revival of socialist beliefs?  I look forward to any responses to my
discussion.

Stacy Hopkins, student, bucknell university
hopkins@mail.bucknell.edu
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From:         Eric Thomas <ERIC@SEARN.BITNET>
Subject:      SFS accounting records
              19 Nov 1992 09:01:34 EST from "VM Shared File System (SFS) forum"
              <SFS-L@SEARN>

The problem  is that everyone  is right in  this discussion. VM  does not
presently have  an accounting collection  program, it has a  little black
box with near-zero functionality which you can tell to put all accounting
records it can  get its hands on  into files on the A-disk  and under the
name of  its choosing. The  thing runs until you  stop it manually  or it
runs out of disk space, and of  course the only way to process or archive
the data  so it doesn't  run out of  disk space is  to stop it,  at which
point accounting data accumulates in  main storage and your system grinds
down  to  a halt  and  eventually  crashes.  Furthermore the  thing  will
generate so much  I/O by doing so that the  operation of the applications
you actually bought your system for can be impacted to the point that you
may have  to decide to  turn all application  accounting off. There  is a
very clear case  for claiming that this thing should  have the ability to
filter records you  don't want, let you decide which  types of records to
put on what files, and so on. This is needed with or without SFS.

Once you have such a program,  the SFS people can legitimately claim that
you can use it to throw away SFS  records you don't want to keep. But the
customer can legitimately claim that, at  least in cases where the volume
of such records is high, there should  be an option to simply not cut the
record  given the  CPU  cost  of generating  a  record  (via a  blocking,
synchronous system  call) only to  then throw  it away. Although  this of
course sounds like a business case for IBM *not* to provide this function
;-)

  Eric
From: A19592@WACCVM.CORP.MOT.COM (Tim Reading)
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I'd  like  some feedback about SFS accounting records.  Is anybody else's
accounting file becoming excessively huge besides mine because of SFS?

I've  done  some  testing  and have found that if another user has my sfs
directory accessed, then a System SFS  accounting  record  will  get  cut
every time I:

 save (xedit)
 erase
 open/close (EXECIO with the FINIS option)
 copy a file to this directory.

This can get extremely excessive.  Our accounting file will grow at
an enormous rate (we only close it once a day). I am not interested in
System sfs accounting records; only User sfs accounting records.

I'm getting the impression from IBM that I am going to have to live
with it.  Here is their latest reply:

 Hi Tim,
   I double checked this and this is what I found out.  As we discussed
 earlier, there is no way to turn off the system accounting records that
 SFS generates.  When more than one user has a directory accessed, the
 server has to keep track of each user's copy of any file they are
 XEDITing - this would generate system records.  Even if the user is not
 editing a file within the directory, the server has to handle any cache
 updates to the directory - this also generates system records.  The
 bottom line is that there are many SFS INTERNALS that will produce
 system records.  The filtering of accounting records is a function of an
 application's accounting program.  CMS/SFS do not have a function to
 select only user accounting records, nor is there a function to filter
 them since this should be a function of the accounting programs.  I
 realize that this does not accomplish what you would like, but I hope
 that it does explain what is occurring.  Regards, Steve.

Anybody have any feedback.

Thanks,
Tim Reading
Western Area Computer Center
Motorola, Inc