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Interior Secretary Salazar to speak on energy and water conservation
April 9, 2012 4:51 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is in Colorado to discuss energy, water and conservation in the West. Salazar is scheduled to speak tonight at Colorado College, where students have been studying how to preserve the health of the Colorado River Basin. Salazar is a graduate of Colorado... more » -
Former Cabinet member upset by officer's golf ball
November 20, 2011 10:21 AM
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Former U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is out of public office and out of patience with a local police officer she says won't pay for a broken window caused by his golf ball. Norton wrote a letter earlier this month to city officials in her... more » -
Vestas marks official opening of Pueblo factory
October 12, 2010 12:15 PM
Vestas Wind Systems is officially celebrating the opening of its new Colorado factory with a visit from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Salazar's visit Tuesday at the wind tower factory in Pueblo is the first stop on his national renewable energy tour. The Danish wind turbine manufacturer's factory in Pueblo... more » -
Interior secretary to rally volunteers for Bennet
August 30, 2010 8:18 AM
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and about two dozen volunteers are kicking off a door-to-door campaign for Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. Salazar came to his old campaign headquarters in Denver, where Democrats now are working the phones for Bennet, his successor. Salazar told the volunteers Sunday not to despair because... more » -
First head rolls in Washington over oil spill
May 27, 2010 12:00 PM
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the head of the troubled agency that oversees offshore drilling has resigned. Salazar announced the news Thursday at a congressional hearing where Minerals Management Service Director Elizabeth Birnbaum was scheduled to testify. She did not appear. Birnbaum and her agency have endured scathing... more » -
Official: Interior secretary to OK nation's first offshore wind farm
April 28, 2010 11:27 AM
A government official briefed on the decision confirms that the U.S. Interior Secretary has approved what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm, off Cape Cod. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the person was not authorized to speak publicly ahead of the... more » -
Congress members want building named for Udall
April 26, 2010 8:51 AM
Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation and some of their colleagues from the West want to name the U.S. Department of Interior building in Washington after Stewart Udall, a former Interior secretary. Udall, who was Interior secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, died last month at age 90. He is... more » -
Ken Salazar endorses John Hickenlooper for governor
January 7, 2010 1:43 PM
When Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter unexpectedly announced this week that he won't run for reelection this week, Interior Secretary and former US Senator Ken Salazar emerged as the top democratic contender. The White House seemed to pave the way for Salazar's candidacy by saying that it was fine for him... more » -
Interior chief announces oil, gas leasing reforms
January 6, 2010 1:27 PM
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is announcing changes he says will bring more scrutiny and greater public participation in the way oil and gas leases are handled on public lands. Salazar says the changes should ensure stricter environmental standards in oil and gas leasing while bringing more certainty for energy companies... more » -
Great Sand Dunes park to be featured on quarter
September 9, 2009 1:45 PM
Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado will be featured on a quarter to be minted in 2014. The U.S. Mint said Wednesday the park will represent Colorado in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which includes a site from each state, the District of Columbia and five territories. There's... more »
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