Update to 2004 article: Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi and WM Broomfield (R-MI)  all use the term “Agenda 21” and “United Nations” on this CSPAN video at 11:43:30.

WASHINGTON D.C. - Though Congress never voted to support and implement Agenda 21 (aka Sustainable Development) -- and its implementation has been accomplished through executive orders and the activities of NGOs -- there is evidence that some representatives tried very hard to push it through early on.

Sustainable Development is a private property land grab. Sustainable Medicine is a body grab.

When elected officials need some sort of back stage advice from Property Rights Councils in order to understand the core of freedom, the political recognition of private property and a principle of morality – “thou shalt not steal,” we are in big trouble. 

2011 ICLEI USA member list.

The Global Biodiversity Assessment report directed by the United Nations Environment Programe (UNEP) calls for urgent action to reverse unsustainable effects on global biodiversity. The report is based on the false premise that "Population growth has exceeded the capacity of the biosphere.” In order to understand what is sustainable, one must understand what is not sustainable... 

There are a thousand points of darkness that are now wafting upon us. What are Americans supposed to do, fight a thousand battles? No. If we understand how Sustainable Development operates, we can protect unalienable rights and individual liberty. Understand the philosophy behind Sustainable Development and know the importance of unalienable rights rather than settling for immediate self-serving solutions. That way we will not only avoid future battles, but we will also win!

Originally published in Eco-Logic Online in 1997:

In communities across America, "stakeholder" councils are being formed, or have already been formed, to advance Agenda 21 to transform cities and towns into "sustainable communities." The "consensus process" is used to gain the appearance of public support for the principles of sustainability, applied to a particular community. The process is designed to take the public policy- making function away from elected officials and place it in the hands of non-elected officials, while giving the appearance of broad public input into the decision-making process.

What could sound more friendly and beneficial than Scenic Byways? It has the sound of bucolic, small town scenic back roads being preserved for those quiet drives. Like so many ‘good’ programs, this one can cost the holders of property their property rights.