Senate Resolution 125

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                      BY  QUIRMBACH
  1  3          (COMPANION TO LSB 6533HH BY GREIMANN)
  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 SENATE, That the Senate
  1 24 recognizes the week of May 10, 2004, as Iowa Solar
  1 25 Energy Awareness Week in Iowa, and calls upon citizens
  1 26 to observe this week with appropriate activities and
  1 27 ceremonies to enhance public awareness of alternative,
  1 28 sustainable, and renewable energy technologies.
  1 29 LSB 6533SS 80
  1 30 kk/sh/8