HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-27 - Earth Day 1990RESOLUTION NO. 90 -27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH PROCLAIMING 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 is a national and international
call to action for all citizens to join in a global effort to save the
planet; 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 a 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 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, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of
Newport Beach 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."
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Adopted this 26th day of March , 1990.
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Mayor