John Salazar: “the last thing we want to do is to drive ranchers, some of whom have been using these lands for five-six generations…”

the income gaps of $10,000+ between rural versus urban Americans was real, the health care disparities were real, the educational disparities were real.

There really are two Americas that we have--that have a different reality and it all depends on how far you are away from those big urban centers.

I think solar has great potential. It's not just solar photovoltaic, but also the concentrated solar power that you speak about.

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…