Why should I care about ICLEI?

OK.  YOU JUST FOUND OUT YOUR TOWN OR COUNTY OR COUNTRY IS A MEMBER OF ICLEI--INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES.  SEE OUR FLYERS TO KICK ICLEI OUT OF YOUR COMMUNITY--CLICK HERE (pdf)

What does this mean?

FROM ICLEI-USA WEBSITE (Member Benefits):
What ICLEI Members Receive:

• Clean Air & Climate Protection (CACP) Software and training

• Tools, guidebooks, case studies, and other resources, including a library of local government sample ordinances, policies, resolutions, and other documents
• Webinar trainings and regional workshops

• State, regional, national and international peer networking opportunities
  

• Technical and programmatic expertise and assistance from our regional staff
• Regional, state, and federal funding updates, as well as federal and international policy analyses

• Annual training and leadership events
• Recognition and awards
• Representation at international meetings

If you read that carefully then you are concerned.  Very concerned.  Because you now see that the ordinances, resolutions, regulations, and restrictions being imposed by your council or board of supervisors is coming from an international group with a fully designed one-size-fits-all blueprint for your life.  Just in case your community government has trouble with you or with these policies they, ICLEI, give them training in how to handle you, how to impose legislation (with samples), goals, targets, fine structures, and restrictions. Your government is given opportunities to get together with ICLEI facilitators outside of your view...to plan your future. 
Sinister?  YES. 
TRUE?  YES. 
OK, you say, since you're not convinced, and you think that maybe this is a good thing because we should all be coordinated in our energy usage and planning...you say:
Why should I be concerned if an international group is dictating policy to my government? 
Why should I be concerned if I don't have a vote on these issues? 
Why should I be concerned that goals and targets have been established for me without my knowledge?
Time for a tutorial...Let's use ICLEI's own website links where they tell you all about one of their favorite projects, PlaNYC, a New York City plan involving a huge developer, a redevelopment project, eminent domain, and a fierce community fight--here it is---READ HERE.

The bottom line?  What your government says is good for you and good for the environment, and good for government and good for a fat cat developer might only be good for................
you guessed it.  MEOW!