Appalachia--Science in the Public Interest

WINTER 2004 NUMBER 78

2004 ASPI EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Immediately - Short and Long-term Live-in Volunteers Still Wanted Immediately - 2004 Simple Lifestyle Calendars “Priced to Move”
June 5, 2004 – Rockcastle River Day
October 2, 2004 – Solar Day
October 2004 - Bluegrass Energy Expo

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
On behalf of the ASPI staff, board, interns and volunteers

At the writing of the Fall 2003 newsletter, I had resigned myself to the idea that ASPI was going to have to make some pretty drastic cutbacks in staffing and programs in 2004. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and purchasers of ASPI merchandise, things are looking a bit brighter as 2004 begins to unfold. Our donations were up 12% from last year in the critical months of November and December and calendar sales were up more than 10% over 2003, which puts us close to on pace for our five-year plan. Cutbacks at various levels are still inevitable and ongoing, but it is a significant step in the right direction and it leaves me much more confident that we will survive both the downturn in the economy and our current leadership transition.

Thanks to all of you long-time ASPI supporters who keep giving through thick and thin. Thanks to you new donors and those of you that haven’t given in a while. Thanks to those of you that answered the call to give a little more than usual during this transition period. Thanks to all of you calendar, light bulb, notecard, book and publication purchasers for thinking of us at a time of year when you had thousands of choices of where to spend your holiday dollars. Thanks to all of you Community Reps, who promoted the 2004 Simple Lifestyle Calendar in your respective communities. Finally, thanks to all of you that have been hit hard by the economic downturn and other factors and really wanted to, but just couldn’t give or purchase anything this year. We appreciate your good intentions and trust that you will help out again when you can.

SOLAR NET METERING WORKSHOP

The ASPI organized Net Metering Workshop held at the Berea College Eco-Village on November 15, 2003, was a great success! We tried to limit it to 20 participants due to limited space. However, 25 people attended from as far away as Missouri. One notable workshop attendee, LaJuana Wilcher, has just been appointed by our new Governor as the Kentucky Secretary of Natural Resources. The workshop also made the cover of the local newspaper in Berea.

We felt very fortunate working with Faculty, Administration, and the Berea College Utilities in establishing a net metering tariff, allowing customers of Berea College Utilities to connect renewable energy systems to their electric meter and run their electric meter backwards! This workshop was a culmination of those efforts with a hands-on installation of a 1500-Watt grid-intertied solar electric system mounted on a tracking rack, keeping the solar panels facing the sun much like the motion of a sunflower bloom. The solar system is in a very prominent location in the Eco-Village as well as in the town of Berea itself.

Berea College Utilities services the entire community of Berea, not just Berea College, so working with the college on this project has also opened up opportunities for the community too. Now everyone in Berea can install a net metered solar (or other renewable) power system.

If you would like to arrange a tour of the Berea College Eco-Village please contact the Director of the Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program at Berea College, Richard Olson at 859-985-3593.

NATURE CENTER NEWS

Project WET Workshop

Compared to the visits from over 600 kids last fall, things are pretty quiet at the nature center now while it’s cold out. But we are continuing work on the Franciscan Friars-funded Appalachian Ecology Program. Andri Kukas, the program coordinator, just conducted a Project WET Workshop for twenty teachers in Whitley County. She was assisted by Clare Park, an experienced environmental educator who has generously worked with Andri this fall on the program and the design of an outdoor classroom/bird blind for an Eastern Kentucky PRIDE grant we received last summer. Project WET, or Water Education for Teachers is a nationally recognized, environmental education curriculum using the theme of water to coordinate learning. The participants in the workshop received activity workbooks and Project WET Certification along with credit for professional development requirements. The training gives them classroom ready teaching tools in interactive and adaptable curriculum-based activities. Two more Project WET workshops will be offered this school year thanks to the funding of St. John the Baptist, and help from Jennifer Lynn, facilitator and state-wide coordinator for KY Project WET. Check out www.a-spi.org for workshop details.

East Bernstadt Elementary Gets a Lesson in Water Pollution

Two fifth grade classrooms got educational playtime while using the Nature Center's Enviroscape, a watershed landscape model designed to simulate human activities that can cause or prevent non-point water pollution. Making rain with spray bottles, watching coco powder soil wash away, and simulating the inevitable oil leaks from cars all make learning engaging and realistic. Come check out the Enviroscape on your next visit to the Nature Center.

A New Baby Spells New Interim Nature Center Coordinator

Sara Helton has just come on board to take over Andri Kukas’ Appalachian Ecology and PRIDE grant work while Andri takes time off to have a baby with Josh Bills, our solar engineer. Yes, it seems that ASPI is also in the matchmaking business. Andri and Josh have been a couple since shortly after Andri arrived in the summer of 2002, and their union has produced what will surely be an environmentally-educated and solar-powered offspring.

Sara went to high school just down the road in Corbin and graduated from Eastern Kentucky University just up the road in Richmond. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Wildlife Management. She has been working part-time for Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and will be working for ASPI a couple of days per week during the schoolyear and hopefully through the summer as well. She has a strong background in bird ecology, which will be a big help for the PRIDE project. She also has experience teaching in public schools, which is helpful for the Appalachian Ecology Program, and experience as a rafting/canoeing guide, which will be helpful as we hope to develop some on-the-river educational tours this year.

BLUEGRASS ENERGY EXPO UPDATE
By Ben Perry

For those of you who didn’t catch the article in our Fall 2003 newsletter, I will briefly explain the event again. ASPI is planning an event titled the Bluegrass Energy Expo, to be held in October 2004. The event will bring together energy-focused people and organizations representing business, education, government, and non-profits, to stage an event that will educate the people of Kentucky about energy issues and technologies. The event will focus on energy efficiency and sustainable technologies and the target audiences will be homeowners, small business owners, and the construction and design communities. The event will include a trade show, speakers, workshops, energy demonstrations, and an area for groups promoting energy-related issues.

For those who do remember the last newsletter’s article, we are now looking at three dates in October (10-12, 15-17, & 22-24) instead of August, mostly due to the fact that the University of Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s extensive array of energy-related demonstrations will be tied up at the Kentucky State Fair through the month of August. We also want to make sure we have enough time in the schoolyear to ensure participation by Kentucky schools at all levels. The event will be held at the Lexington Convention Center in downtown Lexington, Kentucky.

We intend for the expo to become an annual event which will help us network within the regional energy community, increase local, state and regional awareness of ASPI’s work, and generate ongoing funding for our energy and green construction work in Kentucky and central Appalachia. We also want to use the event to connect with and educate people that would not generally be interested in energy efficiency or renewable energy. Namely, the ordinary citizens that use most of the energy in our state, as well as the companies that build and design their houses and sell them their equipment and supplies. This may prove to be quite a challenge, especially in the state with the lowest electricity costs in the US. Fortunately, we will not be alone in addressing the challenge.

We are assembling a steering committee for the event, which will bring together the talent and energies of some impressive and influential individuals. So far, the committee includes:

David Atwood - Chemistry professor and Director of the Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment at the University of Kentucky
Jim Dontje - With the Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) program and holder of the Compton Chair of Ecological Design at Berea College
Larry Chiles and Barbara Sallee of Jordan-Chiles Advertising - The firm that will be donating their creative talents, as well as a full schedule of TV and radio spots
Andy McDonald - Assistant event coordinator and former ASPI employee, who recently completed his Masters in Sustainable Systems at Slippery Rock State University
Karen Reagor - Kentucky Director of the National Energy Education Development (KyNEED) Project
Joshua York and David Devore of Third I Productions – A local company that will assist with web design, event promotion and management
Geoff Young – Assistant Director of the KY Division of Energy, which has generously pledged $10,000 for the event
Rebecca Brangers – Energy Program Director for the KY Association for Community Action

We are still actively recruiting committee members, especially those representing the business and non-profit sectors. We also have some great folks whose schedules don’t permit them to serve on the steering committee, but are willing to offer their talents and expertise as advisors for the expo. Once again, any ASPI supporter who has experience with such an event that they would like to share is encouraged to contact us. Likewise, anyone who would like to serve on the steering committee, volunteer in some way, or be an event sponsor is welcome indeed.

WANTED: ASPI VOLUNTEERS

1) Simple Living Volunteer(s) Opportunity on the Rockcastle River

We had a very enthusiastic and talented single mother move into the cordwood house back in November, but she soon took advantage of an opportunity to rent-to-own some property in her home state of California, so the space is open again. The ideal situation for ASPI is a couple, maybe with an older child (8+), but we would welcome the right individual(s) or single parent as well.

Where: ASPI cordwood house on the Rockcastle River, 3 minutes off I-75 at exit 49
Travel Times – 15 min to London, 30 min to Berea, 75 min to Lexington

When: Available Immediately

For Whom: A couple, small family (4 max w/ older kids), or individual

Lodging: A rustic “cordwood” log house with compost toilet and cistern water

Duties: 20 hours per week – Assist w/ gardening, trail work, repairs and
maintenance, building projects, special events, community outreach, and tours, plus assist with ASPI projects or create your own

Skills Needed: Self-Discipline, Dependability, Moderate strength and fitness, Clean and Organized, Eager to learn, Cooperation, Writing and basic math,

Skills Desired: Gardening, Construction, Mechanical, People skills, Outdoor skills

Compensation: Living stipend of $50/week. You may work full or part-time in the area as long as you donate 20 hours per week to ASPI. There may also be paid work for you with ASPI depending on your skills and available funding

2) ASPI Office/Garden Volunteer Opportunity in Mt. Vernon, KY

This situation is a little more iffy than the river opportunity. We have an agreement with the church next door, but some folks still resist our use of the space, so we can’t make any guarantees here. The church decides on a case-by-case basis. Our agreement with the church is for short-term lodging (a few days to a few months), but it could be longer-term for the right person.

Where: Apartment next to ASPI Office, 3 minutes off I-75 at exit 62
Travel Times – 15 min to Berea, 30 min to London, 60 min to Lexington

When: Available Immediately

For Whom: Up to two couples, a couple or single parent with up to 2 (older) kids, Up to 4 same-sex individuals (or more short-term w/ sleeping bags)

Lodging: Apartment in rectory of Our Lady of Mt. Vernon Catholic Church

Duties: 30 hours per week – Assist w/ office work, mailings, special events, community outreach, gardening and yard work, and tours plus assist with ASPI projects or create your own project

Skills Needed; Self-Discipline, Dependability, Moderate strength & fitness, Clean and Organized, Eager to learn, Cooperation, Writing & basic math,

Skills Desired: Computer/Office, Fundraising, People skills, Gardening

Compensation: Living stipend of $50/week - There may be paid work for you with ASPI depending on your skills and available funding, but you will probably have to find another living space if you take a paid position with ASPI
For More Information: Contact Ben Perry or Martha Bond @ 606-256-0077,
or e-mail Ben at benperry@a-spi.org

CALENDARS PRICED TO MOVE

' We’re drastically overstocked on our 2004 Simple Lifestyle Calendars and we’ve got to move ‘em out the door to make way for our new stock arriving daily!'
OK, not really, but I’ve always wanted to be able to say that. The truth is that we do have about 1,500 calendars left this year and we would love to find homes for them. We are selling them at $3 each for 1 to 9 (+ $5 shipping), $2.50 each for 10-24 (+ $7 shipping), $2.00 each for 25-99 (+ $9 shipping), and if you are willing to purchase a whole box of calendars (105-110) and find homes for them, we’ll sell them to you for $100 (+ $10 shipping). It is a great opportunity to introduce new people to the calendar and pique people’s interest in next year’s calendar. If you own a business, you can buy them and set them on your counter for your customers. Please help if you can.

THANK YOUS

10/21/03 TO 1/31/04: Delbert & Ruth Shirley, David Cockley, Karen Bakita, William Galbraith, Doris Magan, Melissa Urdahl, Karen & David Hinchen, Chris & David Nadler, Ian Rudick, David Greene, David Wheeler, Len Levine, Karen Phillips, Laurie Webb, Susanne Fountain, Ward McCabe, Barbara Sullivan, Nancy Jackson, Mary Ann Kokenge, Maura Ubinger, Betsy Crofts, Charlene McAndrews, Sue Eick, Karol Osborne, Dana Wildsmith, Dawn Day Morales, Anton Prange, Joseph Hacala,SJ., Anna Auteri Herrington, Sara Peterson, Diane McCallum, Mary Sweda, Tim Lee, MaryAnn Ghosal, Richard Jentgen, Sr. Carolyn Lambert/Benedictine Sisters, Rich Yaeger, Peace Place, Margaret Gorey, Denis Case, Wayne & Shirley Davis, Jerry Redden, Barbara Holt, Ruth Peeples, Charles & Joy Perry, Guyon Architects,Inc., Dana Corman, Bridgid Clifford/SCN Center, Richard & Elaine Stoltzfus, John & Dorothy Tohill, Chad & Carol Jackson, Sr. Leanne Herda, Caroline Cunningham, Judson Cramer, Donna & Clay Goebeler, Wendell & Tanya Berry, Barbara Schmidt, Russ Tucker, Hal Hancock, Roger & Arleta Homnes, Lilian Lawrence, Col. Jerry Marshall, Ed Lammert & Maynard Tetreault, Mrs. S. Cecil Perry, Jane Stephenson, James & Hildegard Wachob, Mary Morgan, Don & Rosemary Thielke, Paul Buterbaugh, Margaret & Charles Hollowell, Wayne & Imogene Margison, Nancy Stein, Burton V. Barnes, Martin Ogle, Linda & Tom Green, James Zeller, Carol Cox/Ecology Action, James Swain, Pat Mundt, Nick & Julie Schnitzer, Phyllis Fitzgerald, Bruce Carter, Paul & Ann Rapien, Andy & Kathleen Weigert, Dr. William Wachs, Robert & Ruth Straus, Phyllis Machta, Andrew & Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Walt Bado/KY. Jesuit Mission, Roger & Patricia Frisch, Ben Perry, Leif Hagglund, Jackie Byrd/Serials Dept. Belk Libraries, Dan Klems, Marcus & Glenda Keyes, Oswald & Dorothea Loidl, Jane Nowakowski & Kevin Mulcahy, Eric Rohr, Emil & Wendy Posavac, Mark & Joni Morgan, Paul & Monique Winther, Elizabeth Churchill, Robert & Mary Davis, Joseph Netherland, Michael Fogler, Carl Callenbach, Clare O’Brien, Greg & Kay Harmeyer, Mary Yocum, Deepak & Abeer Desai, Marilyn Cleveland, Frank & Mary Fritsch, Catherine Rumschlag, Marion Mitchell, Bill & Dorothy Harmeyer, Celeste & Darwin Jirles, John Cleveland & Artie Ann Bates, Allene Long, John & Marilynn Pilmaier, Thomas Sorg-Shea, Don & Susan Mullineaux, Andy Ries & Deb Baird, Mary Grisco, Colin Raitiere, Michael Kerwin, Kris Peterson & Richard Krajeski, William Shallenberger, George VonKaenel, SJ., John & Nancy Gallini, Rusty Lucas, Fred Weckenmann, Mary Rivers, Julia Hensley, Malvery Begley, Barbara McNamara, Phyllis Jenness, Gene & Joanne Wilhelm, Jack Vetter, Casey Sterr, Missie Carrigan, Eugene Kieffer, Robert Weise, Donal Parks, Larry Swartz & Genia McKee, John & Marlene Payne, Arnold & Kathleen Simonse, Richard & Barbara Blewett, Jane Thompson, Paul Gade & Martha Moore, Robert & Elizabeth Mueller, Donna Hanley, Jack Hoefer, Myrtle Hendrickson, Harold Cole, Carolyn MacNeel, Barbara Rothkrug In Honor of Paul Rothkrug, Robert & Barbara Perkaus, Jim Perkaus, Jenny Holmes, Theresa Cross, Barbara O’Donnell, HM, Jim & Chris Tenhundfeld, Don & Jane Gardner, Hesperia Bevan, Deborah & Robert Kanter, Betsy Mitchell, Katherine Schmitt, Nancy Acara, Donald Rothberg, Kasey Moulton, Alex Lee, Ralph & Else Dowdy, Steve & Jill Acree, Jim Fournier & Karen Zeleznak, Kathryn McCoy, Robert & Mary Ann McDonald, Richard & Margaret Touma, Thomas & Junko Tosh, Rudolph & Patricia Lapp, Tony Witsken, Ben Eissen, Gayle Brabec, Tobi Underwood, Donna & Peter Ford, Dr. Patricia Kenschaft, Francis Main, Ihor & Catherine Hlohowskyj, Stuart Butler, Robert & Mary Kelly, Rebecca & Glen Stevens, Ardell O’Neal, Richard & Susan Pozdol, Sr. Loretto Driscoll & Sr. Marie Gangwich, Michelle Harr, Mary Chapman, Edward & Sharon Perraut, Art & Joan Cookfair, Elizabeth Long, Kathryn & Thomas Anderson, Beth Gunn, David Anderson, Annalou Ritchie, Krsitin Shrader-Frechette, Christine Dempsey, Ed Lamb, Karen Smallwood, Robert & Diane Mushaben, Rochelle Hollander, Denise Peterson, Paul O’Brien, Marilyn Ortt, David & Louise Petering, William & Julie Gregg, Dorothy Dwight, Joyce Sheehey, Sarah Lois Heilemann, Fred Schewerer, Sherri Amos, Frank Schwartz, Sr. Bridget Haase/Ursaline Convent, Leo Babeu, Sarah Peterson, Joan Kay Yeager, Julie Rodolph, Wanda Copeland, Linda Pernell, Jeffery Waters, Steele Hinton, Beth Grendahl, Don Russell, Davee Setzer, Carolyn Vadala, Orie Loucks, Carlene Triplet, Tricia Pace, Dan Kendrick, Lisa Tardani, Cynthia Miske, Jessie Herdic, Paul Pajak, Norma Allen, Lonnie Sears, Marge Rakow, Robert Beaudoin, Betty Graham, John Florian, Marian Baker, Rick Flood, Anne Woodard, Marianne Kaple, Louise Hamel, Rose Mary Foncree, Anna Kungler, Judy Salazar, Mary Dresser, Diane Clayton, Lynne Moody, Eric Larson, Ann Oliver, Sally Chappell, Rose Marie Muzika, Dr. W.R. Kingsolver, Mike Shremshock, Frank & Carol Scheel, Donald Geiger, Brett Kelver, Trish Pielnik, Rick Sheffler, Beth Davis, Luci Merlo, Marilla Barghusen, Lisa French, Suzanne Smith, Eileen Ciezki, Kim Reynolds, Dorothy Shields, Richard Henigham, Kathryn Campbell, Rosemary Leahy Reynolds, Glenna Altizer, Susan Devereaux, David Groff, Gena Krueger, Clara Fister, Bill Brudenell, Judy Wilson, Priscilla Coleman, Bill Shores, Thomas Brudenell, Janet Berkenbasch, Ellen Legum, Peg LaMartina, Joan Grey, Andy McMahon, David Twedt, Eva Komoraski, Nancy Osborne, Susan Ludwig, Ann Perry, David & Betty Lollis, John Stoeckinger, Diane Roche, Robert Eidus, John P. Rogers, Gary Stansfield, Eric Matchette, Ruben Angel, Bruce Griffith, Shirley Reynolds, Leonard & Donna Worona, Carol Ann & Larry Morrow, Richard Murphy, Henry Wehman, Mary Pat Hill, Peter Hrabak, Lewis Gardner, James Hall, Judith Ann Gale & Gerard McMahon, Anna Riggle, Francesca Bartos,OP, Mary Ann Smith, Tom Hansell, Jonathan Kern, Jerry Hardt, Marcelline Sookov, Mary White Goodwyn, Mary Wicksten, Robbie Pentecost, Brenda Evans, Ellen O’Bryan/Sisters of Mercy, Jim & Debra Weber, Jerry & Judy Arnold, Alan Meinert, Lee Tobbe, Amy Rynell, Robert DeJonge, Frank & Carol Schmidt, Ronald & Carol Preston, Ed & Dorothy Singer, Jerry & Penny Clark, Martin Albert, Carl & Mary Moore, Jerry & Patricia Wolf, Al Cinson, Gregory Reineke, Joan Davison, Lowell Wagner, Sharon Fradenburgh & Joseph Taylor, Sisters of Mercy/McAuley Ministry Fund, Pat Perraut, James O’Brien, Richard Goodwin, Pat Gailey, Ron & Nan Leeseberg, Rod Angeroth, Ralph & Diana Stinebrickner, Betty Johnson, Charistopher & Carole Pierce, Ron & Mary Beth Lusby, Robert Hoover, Gregory & Ruth Maletta, Christopher Oberst, George & Charlesetta Perraut, Robert & Roberta Guthrie, Beth Dotson Brown, Chris & Linda Willson, Mary Ann & Michael Lambert, Mary Bertell, Susan Westenberg, Gerry Munley, Ann Magner, Renate Craine-Sutterlin, Daya & Mark Chrans, James & Therese Mudd, Bernard Maurer & Lindsay MacFarlane, Margaret Hay, Connie Schmitt, Rustum & Della Roy, Sally Dean, Raymond & Mary Barry, Robert & Virginia Johnson, Joan Magner, Philip & Terrie Curd In Honor of Teaford Family, Nancy Taylor, Louise Chawla, Frank & Beth Ettensohn, William & Barbara Boeck, Greg Van Wormer, Tom Bell, Ralph Nader, Alice Mark, Joan Hartman, Philip & Terrie Curd, Dr. John P. Curd, Anita Crofts, John & Cynthia Borders, Sharon Wolfe-Tepsick, Rick Axtell, Philip Williams, Barry Horowitz, Mary E. Fritsch, Martin & Shelia Zalla/Michael Francis Zalla Memorial Foundation, Charles & Katherine Fritsch, Myra Bonkage-Hale/LaPaix Farms, Mary & Janet Furlong, Cathy Heying, Joe & Kathy Cayen, John & Karen Schultz, Susanne McMillan, Michael & Patricia Hazard, Ernie & Barb Seebaldt, Steve & Ann Rhodes, Joy Crosby, Gertrude Jaggie, Grace Brondum, David Merrick, Kathleen Mavournin, Robert & Jeannette Cannon, Judith Vanhandorf, Mary Ellen Neill, Patricia Watlington, Phillip & June Allen, Sara Mahy, Frederick J. Chiappone, Kathleen Mourant & Rustum Roy/Incogniti Trust, Anne Zuberer, John Perry, Winnie Hepler, Liz Kauffman, James Dontje & Laura Lindell, Kevin Whelan, Claire Nader/Safety Systems Foundation, Anne Sacilowski, Kristin Johannsen & Kevin Millham, Doug & Pat Macneal, Theodore & Betty Linden, Leonard Levine, Craig Kinzelman, Guy Maluda, Judson Cramer, Steve and Patty Boyce, Robert McDonald and Mary Beth Duffy, Therese Hildebrand, Bernie & Ellen Engelman, Robert & Rosemary Courboin, Joan Anderson, The Clock Shop, Janet and Dick Futrell, Pat Tompkins, Jennie Redwine, Monty Matney, Nancy Fry, Susan Nachazel, Sr. Catherine Reichenberg, Janice Weber, Michael Jackson, Phil Stern, Rita Conley, Paul Haynes, Mike and Donna Eisenstat, Chris Sullivan, Chris Klug, Tom Delaura, Barbara Warner, Jim & Heather Bartos, Amy Rynell, Celeste Wojcik, Cecile Parker, Carol Kulesza, Suzanne Comtois, Ruth Kalin, Betty Bielenberg, Leah Bookman, James Clark, Robert Gorman, Charlotte Pyle, Sandra Hudson, Coleen Fogarty, Pamela Tinnin, Maureen Darcy, Ralph Kincaid, Corinne Schnw, Ed Newman, Lucy Mahaffey, Teresa Maurer, Nancy Givens, Steve Swanback, Veronica Ries, Jane and William Frantz, John A. Rogers, Judy Hilton, Phillip & Linda Pfeiffer, Shari Coleman, Wes Jackson, Cumberland Center for Justice and Peace/ Robin Hille, Steve & Susan Barg, Ada M.Taylor, Bob Fairchild and Kathy Hogan, Sisters of St. Francis/Sr. Nancy Casey, Sr. Margaret Kruse.

The ASPI Flea Market

Notecards – We still have ASPI Appalachian Wildflower & Appalachian Winter notecards. There are still 6 different wildflower cards, but the winter cards are down to 5 varieties, so you will get 2 of the same scene in your set of 6 winter cards. The Wildflower notecards are all full-color pictures of daisies, roses, dogwood blossoms, rhododendron, phlox, and black-eyed susans growing near rustic structures such as split-rail fences and log cabins or in other Appalachian settings. If you have not seen Warren Brunner’s color photography, you are in for a treat. The Appalachian Winter notecards are all black-and-white snow scenes of Appalachian mountains, forests, fencerows, barns and outbuildings, and are equally stunning.

Light Bulbs – Our compact fluorescent bulbs (CFs) have been such big hit that we are now carrying them permanently. We stock 20 and 25 watt CFs (75 and 100 watt equivalents), and 11 and 15 watt mini-CFs (40 and 60 watt equivalents). The 11 and 15 watt mini-CFs fit anywhere a standard light bulb fits. Unlike older and cheaper CFs, these give off a warm soft light with an instant-on feature and no flicker. We have replaced all of our 40 watt tube fluorescents with 25 watt CFs here at the office. Operating six hours a day, the 25 watt CFs will last almost five years, saving an average of $54 on
electricity and about 770 lbs of coal versus standard 100 watt bulbs.

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ASPI Flea Market Order Form

Name ___________________________        Mail To:
Address __________________________        ASPI
__________________________                    50 Lair Street
__________________________                    Mt Vernon, KY 40456

Notecards $3 or $4 each
$4.00 per set for 1 to 4 sets                  = ___ sets x $4.00 = _______
or $3.00 per set for 5 or more sets          = ___ sets x $3.00 = _______
Light Bulbs $9.50 each
___ 11w + ___ 15w + ___ 20w + ___ 25w bulbs x $9.50 = _______

      Subtotal = _______

                  KY residents add 6% sales tax = _______

Shipping
Notecards - Shipping is $3.50 for 1 to                       Shipping = _______
9 sets and Free for 10 or more sets

Light Bulbs - Shipping is $5 for 1 to 4 bulbs              Shipping = _______
and 5 or more are shipped free

My tax-deductible donation to help support ASPI
education, research, & advocacy programs                        = _______

                                                                 Grand Total = _______

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WISH LIST Library materials (books, reports, periodicals, reference books), fire-box or fire-proof safe, sign making system and/or materials, Multi-line phone system, 2 - 32” screen doors, Canoes or kayaks plus paddles and vests, 2000 plus model PCs, Digital video editing equipment, twin mattress and sheets, highway worthy pickup truck (ours was vandalized), flatbed trailer.

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Appalachia – Science in the Public Interest
50 Lair Street, Mt. Vernon, Ky 40456-9806
Phone: (606) 256-0077 Fax: (606) 256-2779
Web Site: www.a-spi.org E-mail: aspi@a-spi.org