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1	1	H.R. No. 1083
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Global warming could be a threat to the vibrant
6	6	Texas economy and to the quality of life that Texans currently
7	7	enjoy; and
8	8	WHEREAS, In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
9	9	Change (IPCC) concluded that global warming was most likely caused
10	10	by increases in greenhouse gas emissions due to human activity; and
11	11	WHEREAS, Texas, with the ninth largest economy in the world,
12	12	ranks seventh in the world in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil
13	13	fuel combustion; and
14	14	WHEREAS, In January of 2009, the U.S. Geological Survey
15	15	concluded that temperatures are rising faster than predicted and
16	16	that "the Southwestern United States may be entering a period of
17	17	increased drought"; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Recent projections by the Environmental Protection
19	19	Agency indicate that the Gulf of Mexico could rise between one and
20	20	five feet by 2100, possibly due to climate change, threatening
21	21	nearly one-quarter of the state's population living on or near the
22	22	Texas coast; and
23	23	WHEREAS, Changing climate patterns also pose a serious threat
24	24	to the state's $14 billion agricultural industry; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Scientists predict that multiple effects will
26	26	result from projected temperature increases, including more
27	27	heat-related fatalities, higher ozone concentrations in urban
28	28	areas, more wildfires, increased incidences of tropical diseases,
29	29	and other public health implications; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Earth Hour began in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when
31	31	2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one
32	32	hour as a response to the concern that climate change may pose to
33	33	our planet; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Earth Hour has grown into a global sustainability
35	35	movement as a part of which 50 million people switched off their
36	36	lights last year; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Earth Hour seeks to educate individuals about the
38	38	serious concern of climate change and urges the U.S. administration
39	39	to lead the global effort to curb deforestation, a principal cause
40	40	of climate change, and to promote the creation of a low carbon
41	41	economy through renewable energy sources and improved energy
42	42	efficient standards; and
43	43	WHEREAS, 825 cities in 80 countries have already agreed to
44	44	participate in Earth Hour 2009; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby express its enthusiastic support for Earth Hour,
47	47	March 28, 2009, and urge all Texas citizens to participate in this
48	48	effort by turning their lights off from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Central
49	49	Standard Time; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives participate in
51	51	this important effort by turning off the Capitol dome lights from
52	52	8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Central Standard Time.
53	53	Burnam
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 1083 was adopted by the House on March
57	57	26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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59	59	Chief Clerk of the House