House Resolution 126

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2             BY  GREIMANN, HEDDENS, and WISE
  1  3         (COMPANION TO LSB 6533SS BY QUIRMBACH)
  1  4 A Resolution to recognize the week of May 10, 2004,
  1  5    as Iowa Solar Energy Awareness Week.
  1  6    WHEREAS, the planet Earth has a limited supply of
  1  7 available nonrenewable sources of energy that generate
  1  8 pollution when used for energy purposes; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the United States and the State of Iowa
  1 10 have a high dependence on nonrenewable and fossil
  1 11 fuels; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, Iowa State University of Science and
  1 13 Technology is a premier education institution devoted
  1 14 to excellence and innovation in engineering and the
  1 15 natural resources, and is a national leader in solar
  1 16 vehicle racing and in the development of solar vehicle
  1 17 engineering technologies; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, solar energy offers the State of Iowa a
  1 19 viable renewable energy source that has the ability to
  1 20 provide environmentally clean power for the state
  1 21 without depleting the earth's stores of fossil fuels;
  1 22 NOW THEREFORE,
  1 23    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  1 24 That the House of Representatives recognizes the week
  1 25 of May 10, 2004, as Iowa Solar Energy Awareness Week
  1 26 in Iowa, and calls upon citizens to observe this week
  1 27 with appropriate activities and ceremonies to enhance
  1 28 public awareness of alternative, sustainable, and
  1 29 renewable energy technologies.
  1 30 LSB 6533HH 80
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