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PANUPS: Resource Pointer #215



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P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
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Resource Pointer #215

July 28, 1999

For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate 
publishers or organizations directly.

*Pesticide Information Updates* New online service from The 
Pesticides Trust. Provides news stories, portions of Pesticides Trust 
publications and selected articles from Pesticides News. Subscribe via 
Pesticides Trust homepage: http://www.gn.apc.org/pesticidestrust. 
Contact The Pesticides Trust, Eurolink Centre, 49 Effra Road, London 
SW2 1BZ, United Kingdom; phone (44) 171-274-8895; fax (44) 171-
274-9084; email pesttrust@gn.apc.org

*Co-op America's National Green Pages, 1999* Provides information 
on products and services in areas ranging from home products to 
community development, gardening and farming, pest control and 
more. Contains guidelines for socially responsible investing and special 
section on sustainably produced forest products. 208 pp. US$5.95. 
Contact Co-op America, 1612 K Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, 
DC 20006; phone (800) 58-GREEN; fax (202) 331-8166; website 
http://www.greenpages.org

*Macrocosm USA: Possibilities for a New Progressive Era, 1992* 
Sandi Brockway, ed. Handbook, database and web resource. Handbook 
is an interdisciplinary text containing over 200 articles and over 5,000 
listings of progressive organizations, periodicals, media outlets, 
business, publishers and reference sources. Covers topics related to 
developing nations; demographics and justice; ecology; agriculture; 
energy and more. Website provides regularly updated directory plus 
services including search engines, classifieds and links to other activist 
directories. Handbook is 421 pp. US$4 donation for shipping and 
handling. Contact Macrocosm USA, P.O. Box 969, Cambria, CA 
93428; phone (805) 927-2515; email brockway@macronet.org; website 
http://www.macronet.org/macronet

*Recursos: A Directory of U.S. Organizations and Institutions 
Dedicated to Advancing Mutual Understanding with Mexico, 1999* 
Cynthia Hawes Lavanderos, ed. Covers organizations working in 
community development, environment, health, human rights, labor and 
more. Provides contact information, library resources, affiliates and 
summary of activities for each organization. Appendices provide 
listings of chambers of commerce, Mexican consulates and U.S.-
Mexico sister cities. 167 pp. Free. Contact Benjamin Franklin Library, 
Londres 16, Colonia Juarez, 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico; phone (525) 
209-9100; fax (525) 591-0053; email cmjbbf@usia.gov; website 
http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/ebbf.html

*Greenbook '98: A Diversity of Tools, 1998* Prescott Bergh, ed. 
Summarizes knowledge gained through innovative or experimental 
farming projects in Minnesota. Includes project description, results, 
management tips and additional resources related to over 40 projects 
funded by the Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program at the 
Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Projects focus on alternative 
crops; cropping systems and soil fertility; fruits and vegetables; 
livestock; or whole farm systems. 152 pp. Free. Contact Energy and 
Sustainable Agriculture Program, Minnesota Department of 
Agriculture, 90 West Plato Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 55107; phone 
651-296-7673; email prescott.bergh@state.mn.us; website 
http://www.mda.state.mn.us

We encourage those interested in having resources listed in the 
PANUPS Resource Pointer to send review copies of publications, 
videos or other resources to our office.

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