HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 90-009 declaring april 22, 1990 earth day 1990RESOLUTION NO. 90-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA,
ARIZONA DECLARING APRIL 22, 1990 AS EARTH DAY 1990
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; 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 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 more
ecologically sound lifestyles; 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
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, HE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of
the Town of Marana, Arizona that the Marana Town Council does
hereby designate and proclaim April 22, 1990 as Earth Day 1990,
and that that day shall be set aside for public activities
promoting preservation of the global environment and launching
the "Decade of the Environment."
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of the Town of
Marana, Arizona this ~¢~ day of February, 1990.
ATTEST:
~OWN CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MAYOR
Date Signed: