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P.O. Box 10329: Minneapolis. Minnesota 55458-3329
(612) 627-4049
RESOLUTION 90-11
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, almost twenty years ago. more than twenty million Americans joined together on Earth
Day in a demonstration of concem for the environment. and their collective action resulted in the
passage of sweeping new laws to protect our air. water. and land:
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. Growing World Population, Tropical Deforestation. Ocean Pollution, Toxic Wastes.
Desertification, and Nuclear Waste requiring action by all sectors of society:
WHEREAS. Earth Day 1990 is a national and intemational call to action for all citizens to jOhl in a
global effort to save the planet:
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:
WHEREAS. Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of buying and using those
products least harmful to the environment:
WHEREAS. Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of doing business with
companies that are environmentally sensitive and responsible:
WHEREAS. Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of voting for those candidates
who demonstrate an abiding concem for the environment;
WHEREAS. Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of supporting the passage of
legislation that will help protect the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that El k River 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 City Council
April, 1990.
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