Technology is the great door-opener. It provides environmental solutions and suggests further possibilities. But, we need the help of municipalities. The door must be opened for creative solutions to waste. One region's waste is another's gold, but we need municipal officials to take these technologies seriously.
Technology also closes doors on outdated modes of thinking.
People understand that we can be prosperous while protecting the environment. There's no better illustration than the environment industry itself, which has become a major engine powering Ontario's revitalized economy. I'm not talking about, say, the desire for clean waters to swim in at the cottage. It's much more basic than that. People demand clean, healthy air to breathe and clean, healthy water to drink.