1990-28 Declaring April 22, 1990, Earth Day.By: Lorne White
Requested by:
Kodiak Audubon Society
Introduced: 04/05/90
Adopted: 04/05/90
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
RESOLUTION NO. 90-2B
A RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 22, 1990, EARTH DAY
WHEREAS, almost twenty years ago, more than twenty
million Americans joined together on Earth Day in a demonstration
of concern for the environment creating an informed public whose
collective action resulted in the passage of sweeping new laws to
protect our air, water, and land; and
WHEREAS, in the nineteen years since the first Earth Day,
despite environmental improvements, the environmental health of the
planet is increasingly endangered, threatened by Global Climate
Change, Ozone Depletion, Tropical Deforestation, Ocean Pollution,
Toxic Wastes, Desertification, and Nuclear Waste requiring action
by all sectors of society; and
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is a national and international
call to action for all citizens to join in a global effort to save
the planet; and
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will
educate all citizens on the importance of acting in an
environmentally sensitive fashion by recycling, conserving energy
and water, using efficient transportation, and adopting a more
ecologically sound lifestyle; and
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will
educate all citizens on the importance of buying and using only
those products least harmful to the environment; and
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WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will
educate all citizens on the importance of doing business only with
those companies that are environmentally sensitive and responsible;
and
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will
educate all citizens on the importance of voting for those
candidates who demonstrate an abiding concern for the environment;
and
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will
educate all citizens on the importance of supporting the passage of
legislation that will help protect the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kodiak Island
Borough Assembly that April 22, 1990 is designated as Earth Day,
and that that day shall be set aside for public activities.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 5th DAY OF APRIL, 1990.
ATTEST:
Borou Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Bo ugh Mayor
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