State expert stresses conservation
Careful land use planning can save energy
By JOHN RIMEL
Of the Emerald
First citing figures showing half
all U.S. energy as being wasted, a
state energy expert called for
comprehensive energy planning
in construction and zoning deci
sions at the University Friday.
Bill Mackie of the Oregon De
partment of Energy was invited to
speak by the Sun Day Coalition
and the Survival Center.
Mackie said Oregon cities and
counties are mandated by the
Land Conservation and De
velopment Commission (LCDC)
to consider energy conservation
in its development of comprehen
sive plans and in energy planning
decisions. He outlined eight
LCDC goals relating to energy.
U.S. Department of Interior fig
ures on the efficiency of energy
use for the years 1960-85 esti
mate that only 46 percent of total
energy consumed is efficiently
used, the rest is considered lost,
Mackie said.
He also mentioned figures es
timating that all American oil re
sources from the North Slope, will
be depleted by the year 2016 at
the present rate of consumption.
He said future energy planning
should use renewable energy
sources, such as wind and decen
tralized solar energy.
Mackie showed “energy pies’’
revealing that Oregon’s direct
energy use by sector in 1977 for
transportation alone was 39.1
percent.
He discussed energy savings in
building and home construction,
and outlined ways of saving
energy including conservation,
Drinkers meet
to investigate
alcohol usage
A “10-Week Drinking Deci
sions” program will begin tonight
at 8 at the Lane Community Col
lege Downtown Center, and any
one interested should register at
Room 204, 795 Willamette St.
This program is for people who
drink and who want to examine
their use of alcohol, whether they
are having problems or not.
For further information, call
484-1712.
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solar orientation and solar heat
ing.
He showed slides of an Arkan
sas concept conservation house
that uses approximately twice as
much insulation as a conventional
house. The conservation house
has 45 percent less glass area
and double glazing on windows.
In addition, ai< nfiltration is re
duced 60 percent by use of a
vapor lock. He said while these
houses use more insulation, they
actually use less lumber than a
conventional house, and will cut
fuel costs as much as 80 percent
over houses of similar size.
Conservation houses are cur
rently being built in the Eugene
area, with many already in exis
tence.
Energy conservation in land
use could be achieved through
landscaping for climate improve
ment, better solar use by planning
in lot layout, lot shape and orienta
tion of buildings so that they are
exposed to the sun in the winter
and are shaded in the summer,
Mackie said.
More attention should be given
to bicycle paths and sidewalks to
encourage people to use bikes or
walk instead of using their cars, he
said. Energy could be saved
through street planning by reduc
ing street width and using drain
age swales to handle storm water
runoff.
Mackie said cities could en
courage energy conservation
through local government action
such as setting urban growth
boundaries and encouraging
growth near urban centers.
Discrimination
If you are like most people, you respond with disgust
when you hear that word.
Eugene homosexuals hope to profit from that emotion and pass an ordinance
that has very little to do with the kinds of discrimination they refer to They tell
stories that reek of unfairness, accounts of evictions or dismissals of homosex
uals based solely on their private sexual activity
Fmnlnvpr ^vllfUPV A survey of Oregon employers showed
L.mpiuyui uui wuy not fjre a homosexual
for private homosexual conduct. (OSPIRG reports on homosexuali
ty and employment in Oregon)
Pimpnp’c Hrriinanrp goes beyond privacy, beyond
tuycllc O uruilldllbc ORIENTATION, to protect ANY CON
DUCT which would cause you to believe a person practiced homo
sexual relationships. It protects inappropriate conduct, offensive
conduct, PUBLIC conduct. The word PRIVATE appears nowhere in
the ordinance
The ordinance:
— Violates a restaurant MANAGER'S RIGHT to determine
what kind of public behavior is or is not acceptable
— Violates an EMPLOYER'S RIGHT to control certain kinds
of sexual conduct on the job
— Violates a PARENT'S RIGHT to take his children to parks,
theaters, and shopping malls, without the concern of ex
posing them to inappropriate behavior
- Violates YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN MIND
ABOUT THE MERITS OF HOMOSEXUALITY
YOU DO have the right to refuse to accept this law.
YOU DO have the right to protect your own freedoms.
If it’s not in the best interests of your family, your business, or
your community to pass a law which protects conduct,
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