Full Text of SR0099 96th General Assembly
SR0099 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply | 3 |
| concerned about the impact of climate change and the future | 4 |
| health and well-being of our planet; we believe that energy | 5 |
| efficiency, natural resource conservation, and a demand by the | 6 |
| voting public for action by elected officials are important | 7 |
| elements to combating climate change; and
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| WHEREAS, Earth Hour is an international and local symbolic | 9 |
| event organized by the World Wildlife Fund to raise awareness | 10 |
| about climate change issues and to encourage businesses, | 11 |
| individuals, and governments to take action to reduce their | 12 |
| carbon emissions and their impact on the environment in their | 13 |
| daily lives and operations; and
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| WHEREAS, Earth Hour asks all citizens, businesses, | 15 |
| government agencies, and commercial and non-commercial | 16 |
| establishments to turn off all non-essential lighting for one | 17 |
| hour, beginning at 8:30 P.M. on March 28, 2009, and to | 18 |
| encourage citizens and businesses to commit to actions they can | 19 |
| take in the coming year to reduce their carbon footprints and | 20 |
| conserve energy; and
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| WHEREAS, If every household were to install one compact | 22 |
| fluorescent lamp (CFL), annual energy savings will reach |
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| approximately 18 gigawatt hours per year, or 1.3% of total | 2 |
| residential energy demand; and
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| WHEREAS, Earth Hour will be used as a tool to inform local | 4 |
| residents and businesses about existing information and tools | 5 |
| already available within the community to assist them in | 6 |
| increasing energy efficiency and decreasing emissions and the | 7 |
| use of natural resources; and
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| WHEREAS, Extinguishing non-essential lights in all State | 9 |
| government buildings, public schools, and public landmarks for | 10 |
| one hour and urging all businesses and citizens to do the same | 11 |
| will send a clear message that the people of Illinois are | 12 |
| concerned about climate change, that we stand with the rest of | 13 |
| the world in seeking solutions, and that we are demanding that | 14 |
| elected leaders act immediately to take measures that will help | 15 |
| fight global climate change effort to stop climate change, | 16 |
| including the passage of legislation and good-faith | 17 |
| participation in the United Nations Climate Change Conference | 18 |
| negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark in December of 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Turning non-essential lights off in all State | 20 |
| government buildings, public schools, and public landmarks | 21 |
| will serve as an important rallying point for the Statewide | 22 |
| energy conservation event known as Earth Hour; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we embrace and support | 3 |
| Earth Hour in order to raise awareness about global climate | 4 |
| change and energy efficiency; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we encourage all State employees to turn off | 6 |
| all non-essential lighting in State government buildings, | 7 |
| public schools, and public landmarks for the hour between 8:30 | 8 |
| and 9:30 P.M. on March 28, 2009 in order to conserve energy and | 9 |
| raise awareness about global climate change as part of this | 10 |
| energy conservation event; and be it further | 11 |
| RESOLVED, That we designate the date of March 28, 2009 as | 12 |
| "Earth Hour Day" in the State of Illinois.
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