Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21

The G.O.P. platform approved Tuesday in Florida included tough language on many expected issues like abortion, but also takes a stand on an issue that has historically been out of the party’s mainstream: Agenda 21 . “We strongly reject the U.N. Agenda 21 as erosive of American sovereignty, and we oppose any form of U.N. Global Tax,” the platform reads. Agenda 21 is a 1992 United Nations resolution that encourages sustainable development globally. Although it is nonbinding and has no force of law in the United States, it has increasingly become a point of passionate concern to a circle of Republican activists who argue that the resolution is part of a United Nations plot to deny Americans their property rights. In a New York Times article in February written with my colleague, Kate Zernike, we reported about activists aligned with the Tea Party disrupting local city and sta...

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@karintweetsgeo » 24 Sep '12, 4am
A 1992 UN resolution promoting global sustainable development being rejected by Republican National Committee: [link] #ss11geo
@renesugar » 15 Sep '12, 12am
@davewiner The Tea Party's favorite conspiracy is an official part of the GOP platform. [link] [link]
@TheAndreaGail » 10 Sep '12, 11am
Republican Platform Opposes #Agenda21 -- but gives no further detail. [link] -And what about #Dems? @DWSTweets @Politicolnews
@thestile1972 » 05 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @VioletViva: Agenda 21 week! [link]
@leslyepenticoff » 04 Sep '12, 10pm
Did you know? The official GOP platform rejects Agenda 21, a (non-binding) UN resolution on sustainable development. [link]
@aisie_t » 04 Sep '12, 5pm
outrageous, unacceptable. [link]
@sudhvir » 03 Sep '12, 7pm
#GOP come out against Agenda 21. US Congress - one of the main obstacles to progress at #Rioplus20 and in the #UNFCCC [link]
@evanharvey99 » 02 Sep '12, 3pm
#Sustainability now considered "erosive of American sovereignty"? [link]
@renesugar » 01 Sep '12, 7am
@andersoncooper @AC360 Bill Maher had a similar "head desk" moment on his show today too. Here is more: [link]
@renesugar » 01 Sep '12, 7am
@billmaher GOP put their U.N. Agenda 21 conspiracy theory in their official platform. [link]
@fearlesslyloyal » 01 Sep '12, 4am
@FuturePowerGen Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link]
@HaoliangXu » 31 Aug '12, 8pm
Opposing Agenda 21 after it has been in practice for 20 years, practically worldwide, seems a bit backward looking: [link]
@JoeroseJ » 31 Aug '12, 8pm
[link] IF YOU WANT THE UN TO DICTATE... [link]
@canaanmerchant » 31 Aug '12, 12pm
Lol RT @SmartGrowthUSA Agenda 21 now officially in #GOP #platform [link] via @nytimes
@delveenviro » 30 Aug '12, 11pm
You know it's going to be a tough election for environmental policy when a major party opposes bike lanes [link]
@NJHighlands » 30 Aug '12, 10pm
No mention of black helicopters & tin foil hats, but "Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21" - [link]
@ScottKratz » 30 Aug '12, 8pm
The RNC platform is now officially against smart growth & sustainable planning?!? @nytimes [link]
@IslandPress » 30 Aug '12, 8pm
"Agenda 21 is a 1992 United Nations resolution that encourages sustainable development globally." That's it. [link]
@MW_2112 » 30 Aug '12, 8pm
RT @I_Am_Arijit: And just like that, the official GOP stance is to oppose any efforts towards sustainability: [link] #embr ...
@I_Am_Arijit » 30 Aug '12, 8pm
And just like that, the official GOP stance is to oppose any efforts towards sustainability: [link] #embracingwingnutlunacy
@Plansit » 30 Aug '12, 6pm
Tin. Foil. Hat. [link]
@SmartGrowthUSA » 30 Aug '12, 5pm
Agenda 21 now officially in #GOP #platform [link] via @nytimes
@danvonallmen » 30 Aug '12, 3pm
the right continues to move further and further towards the fringe. [link]
@NJSierraClub » 30 Aug '12, 2pm
RT @NJHighlands: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21: [link] But does it discuss #BlackHelicopters & #TinFoilHats?
@JessicaHellmann » 30 Aug '12, 1pm
RT @TheDailyClimate: Leslie Kaufman @NYTimes: #Republicans adopt platform opposing #sustainability [link] #Agenda21@UN
@TheDailyClimate » 30 Aug '12, 1pm
Leslie Kaufman @NYTimes: #Republicans adopt platform opposing #sustainability [link] #Agenda21@UN
@NJHighlands » 30 Aug '12, 1pm
Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21: [link] But does it discuss #BlackHelicopters & #TinFoilHats?
@skunkt » 30 Aug '12, 12pm
Republican platform opposes Agenda 21. No surprise. [link]
@marcushasfun » 30 Aug '12, 5am
Republican Party Platform opposes bike lanes, smart meters etc. #Environment #GOP #Cuckoos [link]
@youngnata » 30 Aug '12, 2am
Plataforma del Partido Republicano de EEUU rechaza Agenda 21 - plan de la ONU para el desarrollo sustenible [link] que atraso!
@KatharineTeter » 29 Aug '12, 9pm
Republican Platform Opposes a 40-year-old United Nations resolution the encourages sustainable development. [link]
@climateaccess » 29 Aug '12, 7pm
GOP platform formalizes opposition to Agenda 21 (via @nytimesgreen) [link]
@PobrezaAmbiente » 29 Aug '12, 7pm
La Plataforma del Partido Republicano de USA aprobada el martes rechaza Agenda 21 (desarrollo sustentable) [link] Troglodismo
@DeronABelt » 29 Aug '12, 7pm
More tea party delusions from FL. This is just crazy. Non-binding resolutions are just that...non-binding. Really? [link]
@chiowan » 29 Aug '12, 6pm
goddamn this is so stupid GOP leaders are not only willing but encouraging humans to extinctify themselves [link]
@EcoAnchorNYC » 29 Aug '12, 6pm
Republican Platform condemns 40-year-old United Nations resolution the encourages sustainable development [link]
@INTEGRAaCHIAPAS » 29 Aug '12, 5pm
The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link] | NY Times
@randycaputo » 29 Aug '12, 5pm
The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link] Yes!
@RightCenterLeft » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
#Politics The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21: The Republican Party platform, approved t... [link] #HiTechCJ
@RevolvingSkull » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link] via @NYTimes
@DannysKorner » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @nytimespolitics: The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link]
@politics_db » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link] | New York Times
@RossDuckham » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Republican platform officially in the hands of nutjob conspiracy theorists [link] #RNC @coopnytimes #Agenda21 @SmartGrowthUSA
@NewEnglandite » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @SmartGrowthUSA: Opposition an old U.N. planning resolution moves from the fringe to the #GOP platform: [link] #RNC HT ...
@SmartGrowthUSA » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Opposition an old U.N. planning resolution moves from the fringe to the #GOP platform: [link] #RNC HT @coopnytimes
@WYeates » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 the UN Sustainable development agenda [link]
@downtownwriter » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 - The Republican Party platform, approved this week, includes a resolution con... [link]
@nytimespolitics » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
The Caucus: Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link]
@washdcnews » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link]
@middleverything » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Republican Platform Opposes Agenda 21 [link]