John Salazar: “Part of what we will do for our economic renaissance here in America is take on a new energy economy.”

Achieving these objectives requires a Secretary willing to engage Indian country, listen to and appreciate the wisdom and experience of Indian tribal leaders.

I believe it is time we looked for a bipartisan legislation that will once again allow forest-management decisions to be made by those who wear the emblem of the Forest Service.

We need proactive forest management to restore our forests to a more healthy condition and reduce the threat to communities from raging wildfire.

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.