Bill Text: PA HR146 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2009, as "Earth Hour" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-23 - Referred to RULES [HR146 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HR146-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1038
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 146 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY PALLONE, BRIGGS, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, DePASQUALE, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, GEORGE, HORNAMAN, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, McCALL, MUNDY, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, READSHAW, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, SWANGER AND WALKO, MARCH 13, 2009
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, MARCH 13, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2009,
as "Earth Hour" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, "Earth Hour" was launched in Sydney, Australia, in
2007, when more than 2 million homes and businesses, as a
statement of concern regarding the impact of climate change and
global warming, turned off their lights for one hour; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, "Earth Hour" became a worldwide initiative
as more than 400 cities and more than 50 million people around
the globe turned off their lights for that designated hour; and
WHEREAS, Included in this effort were such notable landmarks
as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, the Sydney Opera House in
Australia, the Wat Arun Buddhist Temple in Bangkok, Thailand,
the Coliseum in Rome, Italy and the Golden Gate Bridge in San
Francisco, California; and
WHEREAS, "Earth Hour" 2009 is going to be an opportunity to
"Vote Earth" with a goal of having more than 1 billion people
turn off their lights, signifying that 1 billion people on the
planet, regardless of where they live, are willing to take a
stand and be counted in the effort to reduce the consequences of
climate change, improving the earth for future generations; and
WHEREAS, At present, more than 70 countries and hundreds of
cities, community organizations, businesses and homes have
pledged to participate in "Earth Hour" 2009, sending a clear
message to their leaders that they want them to join with other
world leaders to develop a strategy to address the impact of
climate change when they meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, later this
year for the 2009 Global Climate Change Conference; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the General Assembly designate the hour of
8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2009, as "Earth
Hour" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the people, governmental and commercial
entities of this Commonwealth actively participate in "Earth
Hour" 2009 and "Vote Earth" by turning out their lights for that
one hour on Saturday, March 28, 2009.
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