A Brief Overview of Sustainable A Brief Overview of Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopmentCopyright OK-SAFE, Inc.™ 2009

Agenda 21 Agenda 21 --Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

““Development that Development that meets the needs of meets the needs of the present without the present without compromising the compromising the

ability of future ability of future generations to meet generations to meet

their own needs.their own needs.”

“From each according to his ability, to

each according to

his need.”Targets:

•Producers, Consumers

•All Human Activity

”

Source: The Brundtland Report, 1987Source: The Brundtland Report, 1987

Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992

Political Agenda Political Agenda Based on 3 Assumptions (Lies):Based on 3 Assumptions (Lies):

There is no God There is no God ––but earth worship but earth worship

is okayis okay

EarthEarth’’s Resources s Resources are limited and are limited and

finitefinite

Global Climate Change

Anthropogenic (man-made) climate change - Hoax

EncompassingEncompassingEconomyEconomy

•• Promotes Promotes redistribution of redistribution of wealthwealth

•• Business backed Business backed by support of by support of governmentgovernment

•• Public/Private Public/Private Partnerships vs. Partnerships vs. Private EnterprisePrivate Enterprise

•• NGONGO’’s used to s used to implementimplement

EnvironmentEnvironment•• Elevates Nature Elevates Nature

above Manabove Man•• Climate ChangeClimate Change•• Dictates Air & Dictates Air &

Water UseWater Use•• Control of natural Control of natural

resourcesresources•• Central land Central land

managementmanagement•• Energy useEnergy use•• BiodiversityBiodiversity

EquityEquity•• Social Justice, vs. Social Justice, vs.

Equal JusticeEqual Justice•• Requires shift in Requires shift in

attitudes, values, attitudes, values, beliefsbeliefs

•• MulticulturalismMulticulturalism•• Seeks to abolish Seeks to abolish

private propertyprivate property•• Changes in Changes in

consumption consumption patternspatterns

Population Control

Goal: to not exceed “carrying capacity” of the Earth

Requires Central Planning

Oklahoma Legislature: Oklahoma Legislature: S.R.30 S.R.30 -- 1992 1992

A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; CALLING UPON THE PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES TO REESTABLISH THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A LEADER IN MANAGING THE PLANET’S

RESOURCES

U.S. Implementation U.S. Implementation •• 1993 1993 –– Clinton created Clinton created

the the PresidentPresident’’s Council s Council on Sustainable on Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

•• 1995 1995 -- U.S. Dept. of U.S. Dept. of State issued Fact Sheet State issued Fact Sheet on Global Environmental on Global Environmental Issues Issues –– U.S. works to U.S. works to implement Rioimplement Rio

•• 1999 1999 –– Towards a Towards a Sustainable AmericaSustainable America to to direct policydirect policy

Education Education -- (Indoctrination) (Indoctrination) (DESD 2005(DESD 2005--2014)2014)

•• The reorienting of existing The reorienting of existing education policies and programs education policies and programs to address the social, to address the social, environmental and economic environmental and economic knowledge, skills and values knowledge, skills and values inherent to sustainability in a inherent to sustainability in a holistic and interdisciplinary holistic and interdisciplinary manner; manner;

•• The development of public The development of public understanding and awareness of understanding and awareness of the principles of sustainable the principles of sustainable development; development;

•• The development of specialized The development of specialized training programs to ensure that training programs to ensure that all sectors of society have the all sectors of society have the skills necessary to perform skills necessary to perform their work in a sustainable their work in a sustainable manner. manner.

Source: U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Smart Growth Smart Growth –– DensifyDensify

Policy Guidelines for cities, regions, and states

Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Promotes New UrbanismPromotes New Urbanism

““The New Urbanism is a The New Urbanism is a reaction to sprawl. A reaction to sprawl. A growing movement of growing movement of architects, planners, architects, planners, developers, and others, developers, and others, the New Urbanism is the New Urbanism is based on principles of based on principles of planning and architecture planning and architecture that work together to that work together to create humancreate human--scale, scale, walkable communities.walkable communities.”

Highly densified Highly densified development” development

Walkable Communities Walkable Communities ––‘‘Bye, Bye, ‘‘Bye CarBye Car

•• Residents access their Residents access their community community ‘‘on footon foot’’

•• Streets are designed or Streets are designed or rere--designed to favor designed to favor pedestrians/bikespedestrians/bikes

•• Pedestrians are given Pedestrians are given priority in neighborhood, priority in neighborhood, work, school, and work, school, and shopping areasshopping areas

•• Car traffic restricted, Car traffic restricted, penalized; limits to penalized; limits to parkingparking

Photo Source: http://www.bikewalk.org/pdfs/ncbwpubwalkablecomm.pdf

Tulsa Without CarsTulsa Without CarsOUOU--Tulsa presentation, December 2008Tulsa presentation, December 2008

PlaniTulsa PlaniTulsa –– 20092009Based on New UrbanismBased on New Urbanism

SmartCode SmartCode -- Zoning ChangesZoning Changes•• Transect zones Transect zones –– dictates all land usedictates all land use•• Density at the core; controlled and restricted Density at the core; controlled and restricted

land use in each transect; creates zones where land use in each transect; creates zones where people/homes will be limited/or not allowedpeople/homes will be limited/or not allowed

Sustainable Development isSustainable Development is……•• An oppressive, tyrannical An oppressive, tyrannical

political agenda, aimed at political agenda, aimed at regulating and controlling regulating and controlling all human activityall human activity

•• Contrary to the Contrary to the established principles of established principles of U.S. Sovereignty and the U.S. Sovereignty and the free enterprise systemfree enterprise system

•• Profoundly antiProfoundly anti--private private property property

•• AntiAnti--liberty & freedomliberty & freedom•• UnUn--GodlyGodly

Implemented by: Implemented by: (partial list)(partial list)

•• Policy changes re: water, Policy changes re: water, land, air qualityland, air quality

•• Comprehensive Comprehensive development plansdevelopment plans

•• Land bankingLand banking•• Conservation easementsConservation easements•• Tax creditsTax credits•• Neighborhood Neighborhood

associationsassociations•• Zoning code changesZoning code changes

ICLEI ICLEI –– OklahomaOklahoma -- Not OK!Not OK!

Action StepsAction Steps1) Read the booklet:

Understanding SustainableDevelopment – Agenda 21www.freedomadvocates.org

2) Learn the terms used:www.freedom21.orgwww.americanpolicy.org

3) Check OK-SAFE, Inc. website,www.ok-safe.com

4) Read Randy Bright’s articles:www.ok-safe.com

5) Check ICLEI* to seeimplementation plans:www.icleiusa.org

6) Talk to your OK legislators about concerns with sustainable development –share info

7) Watch ALL OK legislation having to do with:

• Restricting Land Use – i.e. conservation easements, land banking, restricting development, etc.

• Water use – any bill that enables gov’t access to private property

• Animal tracking – i.e. NAIS• Bills that modify behavior,

i.e. with tax credits

*The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives