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British economist Thomas Robert Malthus warns of the dangers of overpopulation.

John Evelyn advocates an extensive reforestation program and the systematic foundation of forests and parks in England, not least to support the British fleet dependent on wood resources.

The Erie Canal was the first transportation system between the eastern seaboard and the western interior of the United States that did not require portage.

David Brower, a former Executive Director of the Sierra Club, founds the environmental network “Friends of the Earth” to promote solutions for environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.