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I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.

Barge traffic on the Mississippi River represents the most efficient, most cost-effective, most environmentally sound means of transporting commodity goods from this region of the country to market.

Conservation is important... water comes at a cost.

It's the job of any business owner to be clear about the company's nonnegotiable core values. They're the riverbanks that help guide us as we refine and improve on performance and excellence. A lack of riverbanks creates estuaries and cloudy waters that are confusing to navigate. I want a crystal-clear, swiftly flowing stream.

Finally, the ecological health of the Mississippi River and its economic importance to the many people that make their living or seek their recreation is based on a healthy river system.

Any waste stream in our society can be turned into a revenue stream. It's turning the lemons in our society into lemonade.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

If we can find a way to keep floodwater in reserve and to use it when it's needed, it will be a double boon.

The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were not thus bound, its freedom would be wasted.