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To declare April 22, 2008 as Earth Day in the City of Columbus and to encourage the community to support Let's Get Busy Week.
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WHEREAS, a sound natural environment is the foundation of a healthy society and a robust economy; and
WHEREAS, human activities around the world are causing sever environmental damage that threatens human health and our planet's ability to sustain a diverse community of life; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and our citizens can do much to reduce environmental degradation and contribute to building a healthy society by addressing issues such as energy use, transportation, waste prevention and sprawl; and
WHEREAS, the environmental realities of our time require humans to make a dramatic shift in our relationship to the Earth; and
WHEREAS, there are sound economic, environmental and social reasons for the City of Columbus and our citizens to be more active in protecting our Earth; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do hereby declare April 22, 2008 as "Earth Day" in the City of Columbus and commits to undertaking programs and projects that enhance our community's natural environment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That we do encourage Columbus residents, businesses and institutions to support the efforts of Green Columbus during their "Let's Get Busy" week of events to spur citizens to get involved in cleaning up our community.