"Together, we will build prosperity while cherishing this land."

OK dreamers, but we're going to have to make footprints.

7 billion humans today. 9 billion by 2050. 12 billion by 2100.

We cannot return to any mythologized bucolic state of "living in perfect harmony" with nature (which never existed anyways). Or I should say, perhaps we COULD achieve some facsimile of that, but only if we are prepared to cull our own numbers - by about 95%. That could get messy, but hey, maybe it could be done gently. Sure.

In the years post " Silent Spring", industries in the developed world have made giant leaps in terms of understanding and mitigating pollution.  

Unfortunately, especially in Canada, the pendulum has swung too far. The obstructionists, the eco-screamers, the Atwoods and Suzikis of Canada - they have lost their grip on economic and demographic realities. 

The first line in this post, taken from the editorial, is vacuous, vague and vanilla. 

Which describes the authors to a tee.