Senate Resolution 125 PAG LIN 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