Agenda 21 in Texarkana

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Are The Citizens of Texarkana PayingFor The Destruction of Freedom in

America?



According to the web site of theInternational Council for Local

Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)Texarkana, Texas has a been amember since 2010.



ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability is amembership association of local governments committed toadvancing climate protection and sustainabledevelopment. Since its inception in 1990, ICLEI has grownto include 1,227 cities, towns and counties in 70 countriesworldwide, (as of August 2010), including more than 600 inthe United States. ICLEI USA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with anExecutive Office based in Washington, D.C., and sixregional offices around the country.At ICLEI USA our mission is to build, serve, and drive amovement of local governments to advance deep reductionsin greenhouse gas emissions and achieve tangibleimprovements in local sustainability.



ICLEI is a membership association of localgovernments advancing greenhouse gasreductions and sustainability. ICLEI provides theframework and technical assistance for localgovernments to create comprehensive climateprotection policies. The MCPA is a program of theUS Conference of Mayors. By signing the MCPA, amayor sets a target for his/her city·s climate

protection efforts. ICLEI works closely with theConference of Mayors to help cities who havesigned the agreement work towards meeting thegoals of the Agreement



Under the Agreement, participating cities commit to takefollowing three actions:- Strive to meet or beat the Kyoto Protocol targets in theirown communities, through actions ranging from anti-sprawl land-use policies to urban forest restoration projectsto public information campaigns;- Urge their state governments, and the federal government,to enact policies and programs to meet or beat thegreenhouse gas emission reduction target suggested for theUnited States in the Kyoto Protocol -- 7% reduction from1990 levels by 2012; and- Urge the U.S. Congress to pass the bipartisan greenhousegas reduction legislation, which would establish a nationalemission trading system



I nternational GoalsOur programs, and projects promote participatory, long-term,strategic planning process that address local sustainability whileprotecting global common goods. This approach links local actionto internationally agreed-upon goals and targets such as:

Agenda 21 ,the Rio Conventions:

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ,The UN Convention on Biological Diversity

,The UN Convention to Combat Desertification

the Habitat Agenda ,the Millennium Development Goals ,the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation



According to Michael Shaw´Agenda 21 is a document that reveals aprogram designed to eliminate national andindividual sovereignty, reduce population andcontrol all human activity in the name of theenvironment through SustainableDevelopment.µ



M aurice Strong , Secretary-general of the 1992United Nations Conference on Environmentand Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro

said, "...[C]urrent lifestyles and consumptionpatterns of the affluent middle class - involvinghigh meat consumption and large amounts offrozen and convenience foods, use of fossilfuels, appliances, home and workplace air-conditioning, and suburban housing are notsustainable. A shift is necessary which willrequire a vast strengthening of the multilateralsystem, including the United Nations.



Boone Family FoundationESRIHouston EndowmentMeadows FoundationOak Hill FundRauch FoundationSeattle Foundation

SiemensThe Cadmus Group Incorporated-ArlingtonThe Energy FoundationThe Kaiser FoundationThe Kendeda FundThe Kresge FoundationThe Overbrook FoundationThe San Diego FoundationThe Summit FoundationThe Surdna FoundationThe Turner FoundationThe University of Michigan, School of Public Health (Ann Arbor)U.S. Department of StateU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyU.S. Green Building CouncilWaste Management



The movement from Local Agenda 21 to LocalAction 21 ushers local governments from generalsustainable development planning to workingwith local stakeholders address inter-relatedchallenges to poverty and sustainability. ICLEIseeks to build Sustainable Communities andCities by enabling local governments achievejustice, security, resilience, viable economies, and

healthy environments. The four initiatives are: (a)Resilient Communities and Cities, (b) Just andPeaceful Communities, (c) Viable Local Economies,and (d) Eco-efficient Cities



The task of mobilizing and technically supportingLocal Agenda 21 planning in these communitieshas been led by the International Council for LocalEnvironmental Initiatives (ICLEI) and nationalassociations of local government. Now, with thefurther support of the International DevelopmentResearch Centre and the United NationsEnvironment Programme, ICLEI is able to present

the first worldwide documentation of LocalAgenda 21 planning approaches, methods, andtools in this Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide.From ´The Local Agenda 21 Planning Guideµ



The City of Texarkana, Texas recently receiveda grant for $173,456 from the Department ofEnergy to be used for energy efficiency andconservation measures in municipal buildings.The City plans to use the funds fordevelopment of a comprehensive sustainabilitystrategy, lighting retrofits at City Hall and theSouthwest Center, and to set up a revolvingloan fund for future projects.



´The City recently completed an initial audit of thetop five energy intensive municipal buildings andwe will use the results of the audit to determinewhich projects will commence first,µ explainedD avid Orr, the City·s Sustainability and QualityAssurance Coordinator.

´This grant will add to initiatives the City alreadyhas in place to reduce our energy consumption and

promote conservation of natural resources,µ Orrsaid ´We are actively involved in reducing ourenergy costs at the City level, and thus becomingbetter stewards of taxpayer funds.µ



Keep Texarkana Beautiful teamed up with SuperOne Foods and the Texarkana, Texas Albertson·sstores to provide a fun and creative learningexperience for local elementary students regardingEarth Day. Super One and Albertson·s donated5,000+ paper grocery bags for the children todecorate with an ´earth friendlyµ theme of theirchoiceThe Earth Festival will be an interactive event withbooths and demonstrations to celebrate theinitiatives involved with environmentalconservation and sustainability. There will bemusic, free give-aways, and activities for the entirefamily.



One of the organizers of the event said:"We're going to be focusing an enormous amount of publicinterest on a whole, wide range of environmental events,hopefully in such a manner that it's going to be drawing theinterrelationships between them and, getting people to lookat the whole thing as one consistent kind of picture, apicture of a society that's rapidly going in the wrongdirection that has to be stopped and turned around."It's going to be an enormous affair, I think. We have groupsoperating now in about 12,000 high schools, 2,000 collegesand universities and a couple of thousand other communitygroups. It's safe to say I think that the number of peoplewho will be participating in one way or another is going tobe ranging in the millions



T he Earth Charter ² Companion to Agenda 21Earth Charter Preamble« we are one human family and one Earthcommunity with a common destiny. We must jointogether to bring forth a sustainable global societyfounded on respect for nature« . Towards this end,

it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declareour responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.



High-density housing scamsTraffic congestionOpen space where access is not allowedGovernment ´partneringµ with favored private businesses

and non-profit agencies, using your tax moneyUndermining Constitutional administration of governmentManaged control over your lifeMismanagement of public utilitiesProhibitions on natural resource management leading to

increased fire hazards, lack of water, and private propertyrestrictions,Increased taxes, fees, regulations and restrictions



Understand Sustainable DevelopmentI n summary, Sustainable D evelopment seeks:

T he step by step abolition of privateproperty, primarily through theimplementation of the Wildlands Project andSmart Growth.

Education of youth to prepare them forglobal citizenship.

Control and ultimate reduction of humanpopulation.



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