CITY OFFICIALS PLEDGE TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT.Byline: Angela M. Lemire Staff Writer Mayor Jo Anne Darcy was the first to raise her hand and pledge several ``simple promises'' that would tailor her daily life around protecting the environment. After rattling off a list of tasks suggested in the city's new ``Pledge to Preserve'' campaign - which encourages businesses and residents to reduce waste and contaminants - Darcy urged her witnesses to hold her to several promises: She would buy products in large containers or with less packaging, choose durable kitchenware over paper plates, pack leftovers in reusable containers, use a dustpan instead of a hose, limit pesticide usage, carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. , and clear leaves and dirt from storm drains storm drain n. 1. A storm sewer. 2. A catch basin. . ``You can hit me with the wet noodle if I don't do "I Don't Do" was the debut single by glamour model Michelle Marsh, released on 6 November 2006. The single reached 27 in the UK in its first week, selling only 9,000 copies and over 16,000 copies as of January 2007. The single spend a total of four weeks in the Top 75. that,'' she said, raising laughter from the 15 community representatives who attended the 10 a.m. news conference at City Hall on Tuesday to kick off the new program. Sheriff's Capt. Don Rodriguez took the pledge next, followed by Mountain View fourth-grader Kiersten Haub, Arroyo Seco Arroyo Seco (Spanish: "dry creek") may refer to:
Project Pollution Prevention, spearheaded by the city's Environmental Services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric, Division, urges businesses, groups and residents of all ages to take similar pledges. Pledge forms will be made available to the public during the city's River Rally event, scheduled for Sept. 25. The first 50 residents to take pledges will be entered in a drawing for free passes to Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California, one of the program's numerous corporate sponsors. Pledge information also may be obtained on the city's Web site at www.santa-clarita.com. If individuals practice simple, proactive measures In antiterrorism, measures taken in the preventive stage of antiterrorism designed to harden targets and detect actions before they occur. in the home and workplace, the collective efforts would stave off the need for costly environmental mandates and disposal methods such as landfills, said city Environmental Services Coordinator Amelia Rietzel. City officials said efforts to preserve the environment need to be stepped up now in anticipation of the expected growth in the residential population and industrial sector - two factors that are certain to tax the local environment. ``We need to reduce waste and save our environment for our children,'' said Darcy. A main component of the Project Pollution Prevention simply is informing the public on ways to avoid creating unnecessary pollution, officials said. To get the word out, the new pledge program is being trumpeted through mass media, home mailings, new banners throughout the city, the Internet, business seminars, outreach services and the River Rally event. Further details about the River Rally event will be announced at a later date. ``Many people, companies and businesses want to do the right thing, and they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how,'' she said. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce and Valencia Industrial Association agreed that the business community can do more to share resources through innovative recycling measures. Valencia-based businesses such as Remo USA Inc. and Acoustic Authority recycle hundreds of tons of office waste material each year, including steel, wood pallets, electronics, plastics, paper and cardboard, they noted. ``What is someone's trash truly is someone else's treasure,'' said Worden-Roberts. |
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