19th century Quote by Jim Gerlach

Seeing the rebirth of the Delaware Estuary as a valuable natural resource is certainly encouraging, and I am encouraged not just by the progress…

— Jim Gerlach

We have converted huge swaths of land and ocean into human habitats where we live and grow food and harvest energy. But there's been…

— Annalee Newitz

In the 1950s and '60s, America's natural resources were in bad shape. Communities were so polluted that clouds of smog lingered over cities like…

— John F. Kerry

During the Holocene, we undoubtedly altered our environment significantly, clearing land, diverting water and building great cities.

— Johan Rockstrom

I think water transport will see a revival. However, we're not going to replay the 20th century. The industrial city of that era will…

— James Howard Kunstler

We have good examples of successful adaptation to rising sea levels. The Netherlands became a wealthy nation despite having one-third of its landmass below…

— Michael Shellenberger

In Amsterdam, the river and canals have been central to city life for the last four centuries,

— Janet Echelman

The world population 60 years ago was just over 2 billion and it's now more than 6 billion. This huge increase - an explosion…

— Prince Philip

Since the middle of the 20th century, more has been learnt about the ocean than during all preceding human history; at the same time,…

— Sylvia Earle

The prosperity of the second half of the twentieth century was both a cause and an effect of social and scientific breakthroughs that have…

— David Bornstein

Our waterways are central to the quality of life and the economy on the Treasure Coast.

— Brian Mast

Estuaries are coastal bays, harbors, sounds and lagoons, places where rivers meet the sea.

— Jim Gerlach