[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1117 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1117

Declaring the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and 
ideals of Earth Day and for developing the scientific and technological 
                  capabilities to achieve those goals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 17, 2008

Mr. McNerney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                the Committee on Science and Technology

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Declaring the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and 
ideals of Earth Day and for developing the scientific and technological 
                  capabilities to achieve those goals.

Whereas the need to educate Americans on the importance of stewardship of the 
        environment led to the first Earth Day in 1970, the passage of a variety 
        of environmental laws, and substantial environmental improvements over 
        the intervening years;
Whereas substantial air quality and other environmental problems persist in many 
        areas of our country;
Whereas today increasing numbers of Americans are concerned with the relatively 
        rapid changes in our environment and decreasing biodiversity;
Whereas the need to improve our interaction with the environment has led to the 
        need for more sophisticated environmental research and development of 
        solutions to environmental problems;
Whereas today the importance of scientific evidence in making correct decisions 
        about environmental problems has never been more important;
Whereas Earth Day activities increase our understanding of the environment and 
        its relationship to our personal decisions regarding energy 
        conservation, use of renewable energy, use of natural resources, and 
        recycling; and
Whereas Earth Day has become the preeminent day of environmental celebrations, 
        clean-ups, and educational events across the country: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals and ideals of Earth Day and thanks 
        the many organizers and participants across the country for 
        their tireless efforts in support of the environment;
            (2) encourages the Department of Energy to step up its 
        efforts in research, development, and demonstration of 
        renewable energy technology and energy conservation techniques; 
        and
            (3) encourages all segments of American society to work 
        together in ensuring that the research and development 
        necessary to uncover solutions to our major environmental 
        problems occurs in a timely manner.
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