Pat McCrory is deeply committed to Agenda 21. He helped push through light rail in Charlotte when he was mayor even though there was no real market demand and it has never been profitable. He speaks openly of "mega regions" which are designed to undermine both our individual property rights and state government. All of this is based on the colossal lie of anthropogenic or man made global warming. "More than 45 mayors from across the country gathered in Utah July 10-12 for the “Sundance Summit: A Mayors’ Gathering on Climate Protection.” The three day conference, hosted by Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, Actor and Environmentalist Robert Redford, and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), provided mayors the opportunity to discuss and share “best practices” on the most effective, practical and innovative solutions mayors can adopt to reduce greenhouse gas emission. Mayors heard from a number of people, including former Vice President Al Gore, Robert Redford, New Mexico Governor and former Energy Department Secretary Bill Richardson, Ocean Future Society President Jean-Michael Cousteau, son of world renowned oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, and many other climate change experts... Charlotte (NC) Mayor Patrick McCrory talked about the role transportation and land use planning can play in improving the environment and stressed the importance of working with the suburbs to get their cooperation. McCrory described implementing a one-half-cents sales tax dedicated towards building a multi-billion mass transit system in Charlotte. Due to the fact it takes time for mass transit projects to get built, McCrory commented that this was the period when opponents will criticize a local politician for trying to do the right thing. McCrory talked about his Brownfield initiatives and trying to bring more housing into the city, although he stressed to the mayors not to talk about the word “density” since it has such a negative connotation. McCrory also talked about the impact that suburban jurisdictions and state policies can have on local plans to establish transit, roads, bike connectivity, and sidewalks..."
Posted on: Sun, 08 Sep 2013 20:33:12 +0000
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