Unraveling

the "Sustainability" Paradox

The word "sustainability" flashes images of fresh air, clean water

PlannersinCarverCounty,MAforcecitizenstoacceptsolarfarmsfewwant. InDadeCounty,Florida,thelocalgovernmentisforcing1500homeownersfromtheirproperty. InKingCounty,WA,17,000residentsfiledcourtcomplaintsattemptingtowinbacklostpropertyrights.

MikeSackettfaces$100softhousandsinEPAfinesforbuildinghisdreamhomeonhisownIDproperty.

and revitalized resources. Yet, Americans are discovering it also means lost property rights and value, reduced mobility and the surrender of family land. Because of "sustainable development":

Hereiswhyagoodidealikesustainabilityhassuchdestructiveoutcomes:
Locally,mostseesustainabledevelopment(SD)asareasonablewaytoprotecttheenvironment.Globally,SDis muchdifferent.Itisasocial,politicalandeconomicactionplanthatforcesboilerplatesolutionsforrealor perceivedenvironmentalcrisesonwillingandunwillingparticipants.

Mostcitizensandpublicofficialsarenotawaretheirlocalsustainableplanderivesfromthecoercive globalone.Hereishowithappened:

ThetermSustainableDevelopmentcamefroma1987UNreportcalled"OurCommonFuture"whichconcludedthat developednations,suchastheUS,wereresponsibleforglobalwarmingandpoverty,whichinturncreatedan unsustainableplanet.ThesolutionwastolimitpropertyownershipandgrowthintheUS,andtransferconsumer wealthtodevelopingnations.(Read,"OurCommonFuture"Amazon) The1992UNRioEarthSummitinBrazilcodifiedthereport,createdaworldwideactionplancalledAgenda21,and wassignedontoby178nationsincludingtheUS.(Search:"UNAgenda21Rio,""RioDeclaration") A1993executiveorderbypassedCongresstocreatethePresident'sCouncilonSustainableDevelopment(PCSD) whosestatedpurposewasto"implementUNAgenda21intheUS"viaregulatoryagencies.(Search:EO12852; StateDep't.submissiontothe5thSessionoftheCommissiononSustainableDevelopment,April1997) In1998,J.GaryLawrence,anadvisortothePCSD,recommendedthetermAgenda21andUNreferencesbe droppedtomoreeasilyimplementSDintheUS.AgenciesandplannerschangedtheirterminologytoSmartGrowth andotherenvironmentallyfriendlyterms.(Search:"TheFutureofLocalAgenda21intheNewMillennium"p.5) By2001,SustainableDevelopment/SmartGrowthwaspartofthe regulatorymakeupofeveryfederalagencyandsignedontobytheUS ConferenceofMayors,TheNationalGovernor'sAssociationandseveral LeaguesofMunicipalities.Itisnowinyourhometown.(Search:your town,state,andsustainabledevelopment) In2002,HUDandotherfederalagenciesfundedtheAmericanPlanning Association's,GrowingSmartLegislativeGuidebook2toincorporate Agenda21principles.Thisisnowthestandardplanningapparatus throughoutUScommunities.(Searchforguidebookbyname)

Nowyouknowtheproblem.Forwhattodoread,The"Sustainability"Solution. Formoreinfogoto:www.didyouknowonline.com andwww.americanpolicy.org

2011DYKO