EARTH SCIENCE WEEK 2004
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, geology and the other earth sciences are fundamental
to the safety, health and welfare of North Carolinians and to the state's economy;
and
WHEREAS, the earth sciences are integral to finding, developing and conserving
the mineral, energy and water resources needed for the continuing prosperity
of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the earth sciences are essential in mapping floodplains and guiding
development, avoiding landslides and therefore planning for road and building
construction, identifying potential earthquake hazards, uncovering the locations
of mineral deposits used in raw materials for housing components and other basics
of everyday life, and finding the best locations for waste disposal facilities;
and
WHEREAS, North Carolina has many earth science programs of great benefit to
the public, such as the unique partnership between government and industry that
led to the enactment of an earth science/environmental course required for graduation
from high school, establishment of the nation's first "Talking Rocks Trail,"
earth science teacher training, and a nurturing and productive relationship
between the earth sciences and other environmental education programs for all
age levels; and
WHEREAS, the efforts of state government and local governments to involve earth
sciences in their land use and land management decisions deserve the full support
and encouragement of the people of North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim October 10-16, 2004, as "EARTH SCIENCE WEEK" in
North Carolina, and urge our citizens to commend this observance.
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-second
day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and four, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.