May 21, 2013

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Ken Salazar

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Obama Administration Announces Massive Coal-Mining Expansion

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Wild Earth Guardians, Politics, Democratic Primary, Powder River Basin, Nuclear Power, Environmental Movement, Fukushima, Oil, American Petroleum Institute, Bernie Sanders, Ken Salazar, Coal, Barack Obama, Green News

Despite his administration's rhetorical embrace of clean energy, when push comes to shove, Obama is effectively using modest wind and solar investments as cover for a broader embrace of dirty fuels.

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U.S. Opens 750 Million Tons Of Coal To Mining

AP | MEAD GRUVER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Interior Department, Energy, Ken Salazar Coal, Salazar Announcement, Wyoming Coal, Natural Gas, Ken Salazar, Coal, Cheyenne Wyoming, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced plans Tuesday to auction off vast coal reserves in Wyoming over the next five months, unle...

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Salazar: BLM Drilling Permits On The Rise

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Dennis Webb | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Natural Gas, Oil, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Drlling Permits, Blm, Denver News

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the Bureau of Land Management expects to process 7,200 oil and gas drilling permits this year, up from about 5,000...

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Green News Report: March 3, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Salmon, Google, Co2, Green Jobs, Fracking, Australia, James Inhofe, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Navy, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Electricity, Radioactivity, Insurance, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Extinction, Gop, Tim Dechristopher, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Ray Mabus, Ken Salazar, Chevron, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Interior Department, Radium, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Ecuador, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Toxic Chemicals, Koch Brothers, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Smart Grid, Water, Green News, New York Times, Tidal Power, Sustainability, Koch Industries, Endangered Species, Toxic Waste, BP Oil Spill, Hydraulic Fracturing, China, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Eastern C...

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U.S. Approves First Deepwater Drilling Permit In Gulf Since BP Spill

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

NEW YORK — The U.S. has approved the first deepwater drilling permit in the Gulf of Mexico since BP's massive oil spill. The Bureau of Ocean Ener...

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Youth and the America's Great Outdoors Initiative

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Getting young people outside and enthusiastic about the outdoors is a major priority of the America's Great Outdoors Initiative that deserves elevated attention.

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Western Counties Plot Challenge To Salazar's 'Wild Lands' Policy

The New York Times | PHIL TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: The West, Bureau of Land Management, Public Land, Wild Lands, Ken Salazar, Utah, Wyoming, Denver News

Utah and Wyoming counties are considering a legal challenge to an Interior Department policy ordering field personnel to inventory roadless lands and ...

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John Salazar, Scott Tipton Rematch?

The Durango Herald | Tamar Hallerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Salazar Tipton Rematch, Colorado Third Congressional District, Scott Tipton, 2010, Ken Salazar, Colorado CD-03, Denver News

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Manassa, said Wednesday that he is considering a 2012 rematch against Scott Tipton to win back the House seat ...

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Obama Moves To Cut Oil Industry Subsidies

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Oil Industry, Energy Industry, Lobbyists, Budget, Oil Subsidies, American Petroleum Institute, Earth Track, Obama Administration, Ken Salazar, Subsidies, Green News

President Obama will propose nixing around $36.5 billion a year in oil and gas company subsidies and tax breaks in his new budget, set to be released ...

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Ken Salazar, Western Governors Meet In Denver To Discuss Wolves

AP | BEN NEARY and MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Wolf Conservation, The West, Montana, Western Governors, Ken Salazar, Wyoming, Wolves, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — After years of legal wrangling over wolf management, the Obama administration and three governors on Monday discussed crafting ...

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Ken Salazar: 'I'm staying'

politico.com | PATRICK REIS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Interior Secretary, Obama Administration, Colorado, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Denver News

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he's not leaving his post any time soon. Salazar was not present at President Barack Obama's State of the Uni...

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Ken Salazar: Secretary Skipping State Of The Union

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The White House says Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will not attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The admin...

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Oil Shale's Insatiable Demand for Water Will Impact Western Way of Life

Wayne Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Northwest Colorado, West Slope, Oil Shale, Ken Salazar, Interbasin Compact Committee, Ranching, Colorado Water Commission, Denver News

For generations my family has ranched in northwest Colorado, raising cattle and producing crops. Our lives would of course be much different if not for one critical resource: clean, plentiful water.

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A Gift of Wilderness

Mike Matz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

The revised approach to the largest segment of our public lands will give us the chance to make sure our children can enjoy clean water, scenic views and recreational activities.

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Ken Salazar Says He'll 'Fully Consider' Congressional Input On Fracking Regulations

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Diana DeGette, Natural Gas, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Fracking, Halliburton Loophole, Jared Polis, Denver News

Interior Secretary and former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar this week vowed to 'fully consider' congressional input as his department decides whether ...

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A Fan's Notes (The Sequel)

Matt Farmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Gary Locke, Arne Duncan, Randi Weingarten, Charter Schools, National-Board-Certification, Joel Klein, Cps, Harlem Children's Zone, Ken Salazar, John Dewey, Teach for America, Geoffrey Canada, Chicago, Home News

Salazar and Locke should definitely take a page from the playbook of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. As the guy who once ran Chicago's schools, Duncan knows we're a nation of dummies.

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National Mall Slated for Major Restoration After Getting A 'C'

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON — The National Mall got a "C grade" Tuesday from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as he signed a plan to restore what he called "the fr...

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Facing The Prospect Of Extinction, Polar Bears Deserve More From Salazar

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

From the Center for Biological Diversity's Kassie Siegel: The future of the mighty polar bear, the world's largest bear and one of the planet's most ...

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Interior Announces Restoration Of Wilderness Rules For Public Lands

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Mark Udall, No More Wilderness, Public Lands, Interior Department, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, Wilderness Rule, Blm, Bob Abbey, Denver News

(ASSOCIATED PRESS) DENVER (AP) -- The Obama administration plans to reverse a Bush-era policy and make millions of undeveloped acres of land once aga...

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Ken Salazar Announces Plan To Set Up Solar Energy Zones On Colorado Public Lands

Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Interior Department, Solar Zones, Colorado, Solar Power, Ken Salazar, Alternative Energy, Denver News

Secretary of the Interior and former Colorado Senator Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Thursday announced a plan that proposes "Solar En...

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Rockey Mountain Arsenal Now Officially A Wildlife Refuge

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Wildlife Preserve, Ken Salazar, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hew Wolfe, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, U.S. Army, Denver News

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Rocky Mountain Arsenal, where nerve gas, chemical weapons and then pesticides once were made, is marking the end of years of ...

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Wolves in Danger: Speak Out Today

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Read More: Interior Department, Fur, Wolf Hunting, Congress, Gray Wolves, Wolves, Fur Coat, Trophy Hunting, Endangered Species, Ken Salazar, Endangered Species Act, Legislation, Green News

Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Truth in Fur Labeling Act, a bill to protect consumers and animals by requiring all garments containing animal fur to be accurately labeled by species and country of origin.

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Report: Obama Should Increase Offshore Drilling Inspectors And Stiffen Penalties

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration should sharply increase the number of offshore drilling inspectors, conduct more surprise inspections and ...

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Bennet-Buck Race Seen As Referendum On Obama Policies On Environment, Public Land

The New York Times | SCOTT STREATER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Environmental Policy, Interior Department, Ken Salazar, Public Lands, Michael Bennet, Barack Obama, Ken Buck, Denver News

Tea party politics has caught fire in Colorado, where Sen. Michael Bennet (D), the Democratic successor to former senator and now-Interior Secretary K...

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