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value,” the directive begins. “Good planning helps create communities
that offer better choices for where and how people work and live. And
planning enables civic leaders, business interests and citizens to play a
meaningful role in creating communities that enrich people’s lives.”
The APA’s “Glossary for the Public” document goes on to say
that “some opponents of planning argue… that sustainable development… adversely affects not only an individual’s rights and freedoms
but also true local control. Given such a perspective, it is imperative
that planners frame discussions about sustainability, regionalism, livability and the like (see trigger words below) in a way that emphasizes
the economic value, long-lasting benefits and positive outcomes that
result from good planning and plan implementation.”
APA’s CEO Paul Farmer, who obviously understands the coming
wave of public criticism has sent his talking points memo to hundreds
of regional planners to arm them in public debate. “As planning and
planners have become targets of suspicion and mistrust, it is more
important than ever to avoid polarizing jargon, to focus on outcomes
important to local citizens and to maintain a fair, open and transparent
process,” Farmer’s talking points document states.
Still, citizens who have investigated these regional planning groups
and their embrace of the ICLEI goals of “Agenda 21”and sustainability read Farmer’s words and strongly disagree. To the average citizen
who learns his tax dollars intended for road repair and construction of
freeways, are being diverted to pay for ICLEI membership and a U.N.
environmental/globalism agenda, see nothing fair, open or transparent in any of the APA’s eco-babble.
CHAPTER 6
AL GORE’S ROAD SHOW:
AN ENVIROMENTAL SNOW JOB
    Before we connect the dots between globalism, regionalism, the
United Nations, Agenda 21 and ICLEI, any comprehensive review of
sustainable development’s growth the last 15 years would be found
lacking if it did not include the “environmental skullduggery” of Al
Gore. As reported earlier, his 1990’s book “Earth in the Balance”
became a game changer in the campaign to popularize the pseudoscience of “Global Warming” and “Climate Change”.
    Historically, when Al was defeated in the 2000 Presidential election by a few “hanging chads”, many believed he was cheated out of
the presidency. With a giant block of public sentiment behind him, Al
got a boost with his soon to be post-presidential careers as an environmental venture capitalist and a preacher of his “Global Warming”
gospel. Al was a natural draw for earnest young college students who,
by nature, mistrusted government institutions. A candidate swindled
out of the presidency was someone they welcomed and earnestly listened to.
    In 2004 while speaking on the UCLA campus in Southern California,
Al drew the attention of an environmental activist in the audience,
Laurie David. She was the wife of Larry David, renowned television
producer of the shows “Seinfeld” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. Mrs.
David suggested for Al’s talk to reach a much larger audience it needed
to become a major motion picture. With Laurie David as a member
of the Board of Trustees for the aforementioned Natural Resources
Defense Council, Al’s subject matter fit perfectly with Mrs. David’s
and the NRDC’s agenda. Laurie’s use of her considerable connections in both Hollywood and New York and all the glitz and star
power she could muster contributed to Al’s power point presentation
becoming the movie, “An Inconvenient Truth”. An Oscar and Nobel
Peace Prize followed and Al and “Global Warming” had hit the street
running.
    Candidly, behind every gleaming moment of Al Gore’s successes,
there has always been a shadow of misfortune. Since his early days in
politics to his most recent network television enterprise, miscalculation and