HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 90-73 - Proclaiming Earth Day 1990 and Earth Week in Eden Prairie - 04/03/1990 RESOLUTION 90-73
CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
MINNESOTA
• A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING EARTH DAY 1990 AND EARTH WEEK IN EDEN PRAIRIE,
MINNESOTA
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;
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 international call to action for all
residents to join in a global effort to save the planet;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will educate all residents 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 residents on the importance of buying
and using those products least harmful to the environment;
• WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all residents on the importance of doing
business with companies that are environmentally sensitive and responsible;
WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all residents on the importance of
supporting the passage of legislation that will help protect the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the the Council of the City of Eden Prairie
designates and proclaims 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"; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby proclaims the week of April
21-28, 1990 -as EARTH WEEK in the City and urges its residents to participate in
the wide variety of events planned to develop a sense of life-long environmental
stewardship.
ADOPTED BY the Eden Prairie City Council on this 3rd day of April , 1990.
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n rane, City Clerk