By the early 1970s, we knew the diagnostics of how the system was changing.

This is one of the most industrialized, highly engineered delta systems in the world.

But protecting New Orleans will take a lot more than $2 billion.

We understand the problem. Now lets fix it.

The people aren't moving toward the coast, the coast is moving toward the people. People have been put in harm's way for the economic interest of the rest of the nation.

Wetland loss was part of the process, but it was always accompanied by wetland gain.

Nobody pretends to think that that $2 billion is enough for the task at hand.

New Orleans won't be safe from another storm like Katrina until we restore this hurricane buffer.