A Solution or More

Activists aligned with the Tea Party have been attending local city and state land use planning meetings nationwide to denounce sustainable efforts in community planning — including bike lanes on public streets and smart meters on home appliances. The activists see such community projects as the first steps in a plan to limit individual rights.
The activist are concern about the UN’s Agenda 21 which is a comprehensive and global effort to encourage the sustainable monitoring, overseeing, and regulating of the planet’s natural resources; such as; oceans, lakes, streams, rivers, aquifers, sea beds, coastlands, wetlands, forests, jungles, grasslands, farmland, deserts, tundra, and mountains. It has a section on methods for “protecting” the atmosphere. It proposes ways that cities, towns, suburbs, villages, and rural areas can manage sustainably.
Sir Ken Robinson asks how many people the earth can sustain. What will happen if we face scarcity of resources—especially drinking water, which relates to scarcity of food. Consumption is a major factor. If everyone consumed at the same rate as we do in North America, the earth likely could not even sustain the current population. Leaders of communities will have to help their staffs and residents find innovative solutions to address scarce resources.
Cities have to reinvent themselves and be adaptable to change. Leadership requires a belief in the human capacity to innovate. Innovation puts creative ideas into practice. Seeds of possibility are waiting for city and county leaders to create the conditions for growth. Invest in people; have faith in the human capacity for creativity. Leaders must create a culture that facilitates innovation.
Sustainability has a lot of characteristics that reach beyond socialism and individualism. The tragedy of the Commons had more solutions than the original writer had anticipated. Globalization will have more solutions to the complex economic, social and environmental problems than currently presented.