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| 2024 -- H 8162 Enacted 04/11/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY OF "EARTH DAY" ON APRIL 22, 2024, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives McGaw, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Carson, Bennett, Chippendale, Cortvriend, Knight, Ajello, and Boylan |
| Date Introduced: April 11, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, First held on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was created by Senator Gaylord |
| Nelson to bring national attention and support for environmental protection; and |
| WHEREAS, The very first Earth Day brought twenty million Americans from myriad |
| United States cities out to demonstrate. In 2023, one billion people in more than 193 countries |
| were involved in a wide range of activities coordinated globally; and |
| WHEREAS, This year marks the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day and is centered on the |
| theme “Planet vs. Plastics” with the intended purpose to rally the world to address the growing |
| environmental problems with plastic pollution, lobby for a 60 percent reduction in the production |
| of all plastics by 2040, and create a plastic-free future; and |
| WHEREAS, Earth Day has already had a significant and positive impact on our World |
| with 100s of millions of trees planted, educators teaching about environmental issues in 149 |
| countries, 7 billion Green School Grants, 2.7 billion acts of green, 15 million cleanup volunteers, |
| and 50 million citizen data points; and |
| WHEREAS, Earth Day commands a collective voice from our world to encourage |
| governments, businesses and individuals “to acknowledge and rectify their roles in the |
| environmental crisis”; and |
| WHEREAS, Earth Day is an opportunity for “individuals from all backgrounds and |
| walks of life to unite in a global effort to advance sustainability and climate action”; now, |
| therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| celebrates the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2024, and calls upon all Rhode |
| Islanders to educate themselves on the environmental hazards facing the Earth and our future, and |
| become part of the solution; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Lou Vergato, Interim Executive Director, the |
| Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, and Terrence Gray, Director, Rhode Island |
| Department of Environmental Management. |
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