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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br />RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 90- 15 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 22, 1990 AS EARTH DAY 1990 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, almost twenty years ago, more than twenty million Americans <br />joined together on Earth Day in a demonstration of concern for the <br />environment, and their collective action resulted in the passage of <br />sweeping new laws to protect our air, water, and land; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in the nineteen years since the first Earth Day, despite <br />environmental improvements, the environmental health of the planet is <br />increasingly endangered, threatened by Global Climate Change, Ozone <br />Depletion, Growing World Population, Tropical Deforestation, Ocean <br />Pollution, Toxic Wastes, Desertification, and Nuclear Waste requiring <br />action by all sectors of society; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 is a national and international call to action for <br />all citizens to join in a global effort to save the planet; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 activities and events will educate all citizens on <br />the importance of acting in an environmentally sensitive fashion by <br />recycling, conserving water and energy, using efficient transportation, <br />and adopting more ecologically sound lifestyles; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of <br />buying and using those products least harmful to the environment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of <br />doing business with companies that are environmentally sensitive and <br />responsible; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of <br />voting for those candidates who demonstrate an abiding concern for the <br />environment; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Earth Day 1990 will educate all citizens on the importance of <br />supporting the passage of legislation that will help protect the <br />environment. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Arden Hills City Council hereby <br />designates and proclaims April 22, 1990, as Earth Day 1990, and that this <br />day shall be set aside for public activities promoting preservation of the <br />global environment and launching the "Decade of the Environment". <br /> <br /> <br />1990. <br /> <br />Adopted by the Arden Hills City Council <br /> <br />ATT~ <br /> <br />Gary R. B rg-:f, cll~strator <br />