Issue Position: Environment
As a small-business owner, sustainability means profitability. The only way to have sustainability in an economy is to have it making money. It is possible to engage in things that are inherently sustainable -- domestic clean energy production, recycling, natural/organic food production -- and make money. That is why you see large multi-national corporations with sustainability departments.
It is impossible to legislate, mandate, or order people to behave in a certain manner. What is possible is to create an environment that fosters people's desires to preserve and protect the environments that are healthy and recreational. It is up to us as individuals to make these decisions, whether purchasing something or throwing it away. We as consumers make decisions that affect the health of the environment and the beauty of a free-market economy is that is allows people to learn and make these choices for themselves. The most sustainable means of protecting the environment is having educated people making purchasing decisions.
International agencies and mandates, including Agenda 21, are unconstitutional. No international agency should ever be able to dictate policy to the American people. Decisions about the environment, economy, and food supply are best left to LOCALITIES -- who can truly make the best judgement as to what will benefit their economies and communities.