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Salazar Cleans Up Bush-Era Cronyism in Dirty Oil-Shale Program

October 22, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

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corruption, departmentofinterior, dirtyfuels, greenriver, oilleases, oilshale, publiclands, salazar

Just as support for clean energy and climate solutions is growing among Americans from all walks of life--from Fortune 500 executives to Iraqi war veterans to union members--we learn new secrets about the old forces eager to keep us hooked...continued

My Summer Reading: Public Lands and the Next Generation of Roosevelts

August 28, 2009

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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adirondacks, greatoutdoorsamerica, landandwaterconservationfund, nationalparks, publiclands, roosevelt, wildernessconservation, wildlands, wildlife

Like many Americans in summertime, I escaped the city this August and sought refuge in the natural world. For me, it was the shady woods and cool mountain lakes of the Adirondacks, but thanks to our nation's long history of...continued

Salazar at the Interior Department: So Much at Stake

December 17, 2008

Posted by Frances Beinecke in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy

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biogems, BLM, cabinetappointment, endangeredspecies, greenteam, greentransition, interiordeparment, nationalparks, oildrilling, oilleases, oilshale, publiclands, roanplateau, salazar, wildlands, wildlife

I welcome the news that President-elect Obama has appointed Senator Ken Salazar at the Secretary of the Interior. After years of corruption and corporate dominance at the Interior Department, we desperately need to change the way America's national parks, public...continued