WASHINGTON -- The former chief of staff to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has taken a job with one of the law firms representing BP in legal proceedin...
Today millions across the Middle East and North Africa are using their voices to demand their rights and freedoms. In some ways the unfolding drama of the Arab Spring mirrors Amnesty International's story.
by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher was convicted yesterday of two felony counts. DeChristopher was o...
The more than 1,000 idle oil rigs and drilling structures in the Gulf of Mexico now provide us with a unique chance to create jobs and open up future economic opportunities throughout the Gulf region.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar still has yet to conduct a formal interview with Ken Abbott, a whistleblower from BP's Atlantis rig where operators are...
As the errors leading up to the oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf come to light, parallels between the Deepwater Horizon and another offshore rig, BP'...
By allowing existing offshore drilling operations to continue despite his six-month ban of the practice, President Obama is ignoring numerous red flag...
I know you and your fellow Republicans would like to have the American public blame Obama for the oil spill and any disasters that now occur. However, it's more complicated than that.
Granting permission to an industry, and enforcing laws and regulations for that same industry are two diametrically-opposed functions. There is no reason they should be handled by the same agency -- no matter what industry we're talking about.
The BP spill revealed the need for transparency in big oil's relationship with government. The Lugar-Cardin bill would require companies to report what they pay to access natural resources.
In a statement issued Thursday, Ken Salazar said he will not run for Governor, as had previously been speculated. The Interior Secretary said he will...
Sec. Salazar's legal sleight of hand is in direct contrast to Obama's pledge to restore scientific integrity to decisions about endangered-species conservation.
The Interior Secretary has announced that he is canceling all 77 contested leases surrounding some of Utah's most stunning national parks. This redrock wilderness can now remain part of our natural heritage.
After getting a bit of hard questioning from reporters, newly minted Interior Secretary Ken Salazar decided to join the opposition.
Salazar took abou...
There is no question Michael Bennet is a highly-qualified individual who will bring many talents to the U.S. Senate. And there is no reason he could not be a great Senator.