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Miscellaneous Resolution 1,f09150
BY: Commissioner Jim Nash, District #15
RE: Board of Commissioners —Support of EcoDrivingUSA
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the U.S. is facing an unprecedented energy crisis; and
WHEREAS the financial cost of powering our homes and automobiles are rising with no
end in sight; and
WHEREAS the federal government has yet to determine a long-term national energy policy
for the future; and
WHEREAS the automobile industry has teamed up with leading environmental advocates
to launch a program called EcoDrivingUSA, a nationwide effort to save consumers money
at the gas pump, reduce fuel use and cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions; and
WHEREAS by following EcoDriving's subtle and easy-to-use practices for driving and
vehicle maintenance, a typical driver can improve fuel economy by about 15 percent; and
WHEREAS if everyone in Michigan practiced EcoDriving, we could reduce CO2 emissions
by over 7 million tons annually, equivalent to the average annual emissions of 685.000
households; and
WHEREAS Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholrn became one of the first governors in the
United States to endorse EcoDrivingUSA on behalf of the State of Michigan.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Oakland County does hereby expresses our
support for the EcoDrivingUSA campaign, and calls on county residents to become
"EcoDrivers."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, EcoDrivingUSA, the
Oakland County delegation to the Michigan legislature, the Michigan Association of
Counties. and Oakland County's legislative lobbyists, and that a copy of this resolution
posted on the county website.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #09150 July 15, 2009
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee. There were no
objections.