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Salazar blasts oil industry while outlining new land-lease reforms

By | 01.07.10 | 8:55 am

Salazar, the focus of repeated grilling Wednesday on whether he plans to run for governor given the withdrawal of Gov. Bill Ritter, sidestepped those questions and outlined an aggressive new leasing program meant to continue domestic oil and gas development but under stronger environmental and health protections.

Farmers say thanks to Salazar for pumping the brakes on oil shale leasing

By | 11.30.09 | 10:08 am

Farmers in the Rocky Mountain states of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico unveiled an interesting ad buy over the weekend, praising Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for his more measured approach to oil shale research and production than the previous administration.…

Earthjustice: Salazar has authority to withdraw Roan Plateau leases

By | 08.18.09 | 12:45 pm

An attorney for Earthjustice Tuesday told the Associated Press that Interior Secretary Ken Salazar could deem nearly 55,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leases on the Roan Plateau illegal and invalidate them.