City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0277R

• File #: 11-0277R
• Version: 0
• Name: Baltimore City Celebration of Earth Day 2011 - A Billion Acts of Green
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/11/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/11/2011
• Title: Baltimore City Celebration of Earth Day 2011 - A Billion Acts of Green FOR the purpose of expressing Baltimore City’s support for Earth Day – April 22, 2011; supporting the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions; applauding the efforts of Baltimore City residents, businesses, educational institutions, medical complexes, and faith organizations to comply with the City’s efforts to protect the environment and our natural resources; and encouraging all to continue to strive to make Baltimore City Green.
• Sponsors: Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Rochelle Spector, Edward Reisinger, Helen L. Holton, William "Pete" Welch, Carl Stokes, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
4/11/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
4/11/2011	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Baltimore City Celebration of Earth Day 2011 - A Billion Acts of Green

FOR the purpose of expressing Baltimore City’s support for Earth Day – April 22, 2011; supporting the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions; applauding the efforts of Baltimore City residents, businesses, educational institutions, medical complexes, and faith organizations to comply with the City’s efforts to protect the environment and our natural resources; and encouraging all to continue to strive to make Baltimore City Green.
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In recognition of the power of millions of individual actions, Earth Day 2011 will be organized around A Billion Acts of Green®: Personal, organizational and corporate pledges to live and act sustainably. At 45 million actions to date, A Billion Acts of Green® campaign – the largest environmental service campaign in the world – is steadily building commitments by individuals, corporations, and governments in honor of Earth Day.

A Billion Acts of Green® inspires and rewards both individual acts and larger organizational initiatives that further the goal of measurably reducing carbon emissions and supporting sustainability. The goal is to register one billion actions in advance of the Earth Summit in Rio in 2012. Elements of the 2011 Earth Day campaign include:

· Athletes for the Earth: Bring...