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Citizens' Association to Save the Environment
http://www.connexions.org/Groups/Subscribers/CxG2776.htmYear Published: 1977 Resource Type: Organization Cx Number: CX436 The association's emphasis is directed toward: food, agriculture and gardening, land use, growth limitation and conservation of resources, pollution, noise, alternate energy and recycling of municipal wastes. The major activities are projects of the association have been: presentation of briefs to the B.C. Government, investigations of community noise problems, bicycle lanes, evening courses, audio-visual programs and displays. Abstract: Connexions has published multiple abstracts on the Citizens Association to Save the Environment. - - - This abstract was published in Connexions Digest in 1977: The association's emphasis is directed toward: food, agriculture and gardening, land use, growth limitation and conservation of resources, pollution, noise, alternate energy and recycling of municipal wastes. The major activities are projects of the association have been: presentation of briefs to the B.C. Government, investigations of community noise problems, bicycle lanes, evening courses, audio-visual programs and displays. (From: Environmentals Information Guide for B.C., published by SPEC) This organization no longer exists. - - - This abstract was published in Connexions Digest 1979: Established in 1972 Citizens Association Act to Save the Environment (C.A.S.E.) is a dedicated part of the movement from our present consumer to a future conserver society. The Association is concerned with a wide range of environmental issues including maintaining a healthy living soil, health care through nutrition, retention of productive land, and food, free from harmful chemicals. In September, 1977, C.A.S.E. made a submission to the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture of the Government of British Columbia. It called for a revision of the conventional agricultural system which was no longer directed to human health but to productivity and profit, required high fossil fuel and resource input, and produced environmental damage. The paper stated: "If…we consider the energy input/output equation the energy input is about five times the food energy output. Such an energy addiction is most inefficient, it is wasteful." The submission also recommended municipal composting plants, nine of which exist in the United Kingdom, and in other industrialized countries as France, Holland, United States, Germany and Japan. Among other past activities are courses on nutrition and food production, and an annual Fall exhibition/fair including bread making, butter churning, ice cream and cheese making, bees/honey, meat supplements. C.A.S.E. is affiliated with the Soil Association of Great Britain whose booklets and reprints are available from C.A.S.E. (75 cents and under), e.g. composting plants, earthworms, organic farming, poultry keeping, weeds. C.A.S.E. also has a selection of booklets of recipes and nutritional supplements (35 cents and under). |