I understand the ESA requires that decisions to exclude areas from critical habitat be based on a case-by-case determination that the benefi...
I understand that the Fish and Wildlife Service has a longstanding position that Recovery Plans are guidance and are only advisory in nature...
able to actually forecast this event to prevent the endangerment of people and places that would otherwise have occurred.
I just want to thank you for holding the hearing and recognize that it is going to be the first in a series, because there is probably nothi...
I do hope that I can be a problem solver in the time that I serve as Secretary of Interior on behalf of the Nation and its people.
I'm proud to let you know this morning that as of late last night we signed a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Interior...
Senator, being that our meetings will actually take place during the month of April. We have extended the comment period for 180 days on the...
On a very important question that you raise on the revenue sharing, it is an important question for the United States of America.
We are looking at everything out in the Outer Continental Shelf.
Now is the time to show the nation that we are serious about meeting our energy needs by supporting the production of American energy from A...
the technology with the oil and gas industry has significantly changed over time.
It's really an effort on our part, Senator Bennett, to make sure that we're being proactive in our planning.
We haven't made any specific decisions with respect to any of the offshore areas in Alaska.
One of the things we can do is remove barriers to effective parenting.
I believe the Department of Interior should have a robust role in the citing.
President Obama... believes that we need to move forward with a comprehensive energy plan.
There is no dispute here with respect to wind energy and how we move forward with wind energy in the Outer Continental Shelf.
We just need to move forward. In my view, aggressively in building the super electronic highway.
