John Salazar: “I look forward specifically as part of President-elect Obama's energy team in helping craft the kinds of economic…”

I wouldn't support stopping anyone from using our legal system to protect our forests.

It is very difficult to justify diverting even more resources to manage paperwork for a permit that is duplicative of other regulatory programs and has no appreciable environmental benefits.

The fact that we have not had an Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior for 4 years is, frankly, a slap in the face to the Native American communities.

This combination of perspectives--sensible energy production and other resource development with a sharp eye on the need to protect more enduring values and resources--hopefully will return our national public lands management to the true…