Number: 1978-15
WHEREAS, the United States today relies heavily upon supplies of fossil and nuclear fuels for its energy needs; and
WHEREAS, the extraction, transportation, and consumption of such finite energy resources in massive quantities produces widespread and significant impacts upon the natural environment; and
WHEREAS, solar energy in its various forms provides large quantities of usable, free, renewable energy to all regions of the country and, being the only source of energy from outside this planet, holds great promise for easing the national energy dependence upon other countries; and
WHEREAS, large numbers of the American people still do not understand the fundamentals of solar energy and the opportunities this source of energy holds for the nation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Wildlife Federation, in annual meeting assembled March 16-19, 1978, in Phoenix, Ariz., hereby expresses its support for “Sun Day, 1978,” on May 3, 1978, an observance alerting and informing the American people about the full range of practical and potential applications of solar energy, and calls upon its affiliated organizations, educational institutions, and the general public to participate in commemorative activities.