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RESOLUTION NO. 82 -92
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THE EARTHSUMMIT OF CITY
OITSANIATTEMPT FLORIDA,
TO SUPPORTING
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AFFECT SOLUTIONS TO OUR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANDDE
HEOLDOMIC THISPSUMMERS AT; AND TPROVIDING FOR ANHE MEETI IN O EFFECTIVE RDATE.
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WHEREAS, the Earth is one giant ecosystem shared by 5.5 million
people; and
WHEREAS, world leaders, scientists, environmentalists and
economists generally agree that the environment of the Earth could be
at risk due to the destruction of the rain forests, g i
ozone depletion and species extinction; and
WHEREAS, solutions to these problems will be found only when all
industrial nations share responsibilities for and agreements with
those of the non-industrial third-world nations; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations Conference of the Environment and
Development, the Earth Summit, will be held in June in Rio de Janiero,
Brazil to attempt to find and affect solutions to our global
environment and economic problems; and
WHEREAS, the Earth Summit was to contain a global warming
agreement for all countries to reduce CO2 emissions to 1990 levels by
the year 2000; and i
WHEREAS, global warming is believed by some scientists to be the
most serious environmental problem that Florida will face; and
WHEREAS, the administration of President Bush has been reluctant
to join in the agreement for CO2 reductions; and
WHEREAS, this action on the part of President Bush may have a
connection
negative effect on the actions to be taken at the summit `
with this most important problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF DANIA, FLORIDA:
Section 1 . That the City of Dania, Florida hereby expresses its
support for the Earth Summit in its efforts to bring about a
humanitarian interdependency with the environment and, accordingly, i
requests that the United States assume a leadership
prole at the Earth
Summit by signing the Global Warming Agreement
emissions.
Resolution No. 82-92
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Section 2. That this resolution shall be in force and take effect f
immediateTy upon its passage and adoption. j
PASSED and ADOPTED on this 26th day of May 1992.
Mayor 'Condlissioner
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