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llESOLUTIOR 110. 8271
WHEREAS, almost twenty years ago, more than twenty million Americans joined
together on Earth Day in a demonstration of concern for the environment and their
collective action resulted in the passage of sweeping new laws to protect our
air, water and land;
______.0, in the nineteen years since the first Earth Day, despite environmental
improvements, the environmental health of the planet is increasing endangered,
threatened by Global Pollution, Toxic Wastes, Decertification and Nuclear Waster
requiring action by all sectors of society;
~ftS, Earth Day 1990 is a national and international call to action for all
citizens to join in a global effort to save the planet;
~.~, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will educate all citizens on the
importance of acting in an environmental sensitive fashion by recycling,
conserving energy and water, using efficient transportation and adopting more
ecologically sound lifestyles.
~q, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of buying
and using those products least harmful to the environment;
~~, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of doing
business with companies that are environmentally sensitive and responsible;
VUVDV~. Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of voting
for those candidates who demonstrate an abiding concern for the environment;
...",..*-~, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of supporting
the passage of legislation that will help protect the environment;
_. '"'''''"'''UIla, IlK n IlBSOLVJlD that the City Council of the City of Stillwater
designates and proclaims April 22, 1990 as Earth Day 1990 and that day shall be
set aside for public activities promoting preservation of the global environment
and launching the "Decade of the Environment".
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