SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                              ---------------------



                                   FORM 8 - K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 August 27, 1999
                                (Date of Report)

                     ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     STATE OF DELAWARE                0-20468                   68-0195770
-----------------------------      ------------            -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)


                   629 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (916) 231-0400


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Item 5. Other Events

On April 21, 1997,  Alternative  Technology  Resources,  Inc. (the  "Company" or
"ATR") issued an unsecured  note payable (the  "Straight  Note") to Mr. James W.
Cameron,  the majority  stockholder of the Company, for $1,000,000 in accordance
with a Reimbursement Agreement the Company signed on February 28, 1994. Terms of
the note provide for an interest rate of 9.5% and monthly interest payments.  No
maturity  date  is  stated  in  the  note;  however,  under  the  terms  of  the
Reimbursement  Agreement,  upon written demand by Mr. Cameron, the Straight Note
will be replaced by a note  convertible  into the  Company's  Common  Stock (the
"Convertible Note") in a principal amount equal to the Straight Note and bearing
interest at the same rate. The conversion price of the Convertible Note is equal
to 20% of the  average  trading  price of the  Company's  common  stock over the
period of ten trading days ending on the trading day next  preceding the date of
issuance of such Convertible Note.

Subsequent to June 30, 1999, Mr.  Cameron  disposed of a portion of his interest
in the Straight  Note,  reducing  the balance due him to $711,885,  plus accrued
interest. On August 19, 1999, the Company's Board of Directors agreed to fix the
conversion price of the Convertible Notes to $0.044 in exchange for the Straight
and/or  Convertible Notes ceasing to accrue interest as of that date. Because of
a decline in revenues caused by the  non-renewal of programmer  contracts from a
high of 109  programmers  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  June 30,  1999 to 56
programmers  at August 27, 1999,  and the steady  decline in the quoted value of
the Company's  Common Stock over the last several  months  (trading price was at
$0.25 on August 19,  1999),  the Board agreed it was in the best interest of the
Company to eliminate  the future  market risk that the  conversion  price become
lower than the fixed conversion price of $0.044.

Subsequent  to August 19, 1999,  Mr.  Cameron  elected to replace his  remaining
interest in the Straight Note, including accrued interest,  with the Convertible
Note and then  simultaneously  converted the  Convertible  Note into  19,762,786
shares of ATR's Common Stock.  Other  Straight Note holders also replaced  their
Straight Notes, including accrued interest, with Convertible Notes and converted
such  Convertible  Notes into an aggregate of 4,136,764  shares of the Company's
Common Stock.  As of August 31, 1999, the remaining  outstanding  balance of the
Straight Notes was $169,913, including accrued interest.

As a result of the  conversion of the  Convertible  Notes, a total of 50,061,494
shares of the Company's Common Stock was outstanding at August 27, 1999, and Mr.
Cameron beneficially owned 79.07% of the outstanding shares.

On August 26, 1999,  Alternative  Technology Resources,  Inc. announced that its
majority  shareholder,  James W. Cameron,  Jr., will join the Board of Directors
and will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Cameron intends for the Company to pursue the  establishment  of an Internet
medical  provider  network.  The Company believes that a market can be developed
that  utilizes a  business-to-business  Internet  strategy  whereby the nation's
600,000  plus  medical  providers  can  directly  access  purchasers  of medical
services. ATR is in the process of investigating the potential market for such a
program  and  formulating  a business  model under  which it will  proceed.  The
Company  has not yet  contracted  with  any  medical  providers  to join  such a
network,  nor with any  purchasers  of medical  services  to use such a network.
Further,  no  assurance  exists  that the Company  will be able to  successfully
develop, finance and implement this program.

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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  August 27, 1999

                                       ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.



                                   By:          /S/   EDWARD L. LAMMERDING
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      Edward L. Lammerding
                                                      Chairman of the Board and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                              ---------------------

                                   FORM 8 - K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 August 27, 1999
                                (Date of Report)

                     ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     STATE OF DELAWARE                0-20468                   68-0195770
-----------------------------      ------------            -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission                (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)

                   629 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (916) 231-0400
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Item 5. Other Events

On April 21, 1997,  Alternative  Technology  Resources,  Inc. (the  "Company" or
"ATR") issued an unsecured  note payable (the  "Straight  Note") to Mr. James W.
Cameron,  the majority  stockholder of the Company, for $1,000,000 in accordance
with a Reimbursement Agreement the Company signed on February 28, 1994. Terms of
the note provide for an interest rate of 9.5% and monthly interest payments.  No
maturity  date  is  stated  in  the  note;  however,  under  the  terms  of  the
Reimbursement  Agreement,  upon written demand by Mr. Cameron, the Straight Note
will be replaced by a note  convertible  into the  Company's  Common  Stock (the
"Convertible Note") in a principal amount equal to the Straight Note and bearing
interest at the same rate. The conversion price of the Convertible Note is equal
to 20% of the  average  trading  price of the  Company's  common  stock over the
period of ten trading days ending on the trading day next  preceding the date of
issuance of such Convertible Note.

Subsequent to June 30, 1999, Mr.  Cameron  disposed of a portion of his interest
in the Straight  Note,  reducing  the balance due him to $711,885,  plus accrued
interest. On August 19, 1999, the Company's Board of Directors agreed to fix the
conversion price of the Convertible Notes to $0.044 in exchange for the Straight
and/or  Convertible Notes ceasing to accrue interest as of that date. Because of
a decline in revenues caused by the  non-renewal of programmer  contracts from a
high of 109  programmers  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  June 30,  1999 to 56
programmers  at August 27, 1999,  and the steady  decline in the quoted value of
the Company's  Common Stock over the last several  months  (trading price was at
$0.25 on August 19,  1999),  the Board agreed it was in the best interest of the
Company to eliminate  the future  market risk that the  conversion  price become
lower than the fixed conversion price of $0.044.

Subsequent  to August 19, 1999,  Mr.  Cameron  elected to replace his  remaining
interest in the Straight Note, including accrued interest,  with the Convertible
Note and then  simultaneously  converted the  Convertible  Note into  19,762,786
shares of ATR's Common Stock.  Other  Straight Note holders also replaced  their
Straight Notes, including accrued interest, with Convertible Notes and converted
such  Convertible  Notes into an aggregate of 4,136,764  shares of the Company's
Common Stock.  As of August 31, 1999, the remaining  outstanding  balance of the
Straight Notes was $169,913, including accrued interest.

As a result of the  conversion of the  Convertible  Notes, a total of 50,061,494
shares of the Company's Common Stock was outstanding at August 27, 1999, and Mr.
Cameron beneficially owned 79.07% of the outstanding shares.

On August 26, 1999,  Alternative  Technology Resources,  Inc. announced that its
majority  shareholder,  James W. Cameron,  Jr., will join the Board of Directors
and will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Cameron intends for the Company to pursue the  establishment  of an Internet
medical  provider  network.  The Company believes that a market can be developed
that  utilizes a  business-to-business  Internet  strategy  whereby the nation's
600,000  plus  medical  providers  can  directly  access  purchasers  of medical
services. ATR is in the process of investigating the potential market for such a
program  and  formulating  a business  model under  which it will  proceed.  The
Company  has not yet  contracted  with  any  medical  providers  to join  such a
network,  nor with any  purchasers  of medical  services  to use such a network.
Further,  no  assurance  exists  that the Company  will be able to  successfully
develop, finance and implement this program.
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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  August 27, 1999

                                       ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC.

                                   By:          /S/   EDWARD L. LAMMERDING
                                                      -------------------------
                                                      Edward L. Lammerding
                                                      Chairman of the Board and
                                                      Chief Financial Officer