Dependence on high carbon,…

Dependence on high carbon, fossil fuels for our energy needs is now not only ecologically unsound and a threat to our survival on this planet, it is also increasingly economically unsound with a declining rate of return for investment. The single minded and reckless harnessing of our country's economy to resource extraction and in particular the export of oil resources, is what has cost the Ontario economy so dearly, especially in our manufacturing sector.

It is therefore time for the Province of Ontario to determine its own future and to strike out to free ourselves from this dependence, and to establish itself as a leader in the new energy future. A plan to develop a new economy based on 100% renewable energy, and free from dependence on dirty energy, is achievable and will lead us to a more prosperous and a more sustainable economy. It will also provide us with a cleaner and healthier place to live.

It has long been recognized that an economy based on renewable energy and on energy conservation as well as passive technologies, can produce more well paying jobs and greater benefits without as much pollution and environmental degradation, than can the status quo.

Fossil fuels are no longer tenable or economic. Clean energy and green economies are the way of the future. We need to start now to rebuild our economy and our society if we are to enjoy a sustainable future, or any future at all.

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