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Colorado: League Of Conservation Voters

February 6, 2009 - 05:36 pm
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

If Salazar approved, role may be constrained by Obama

By Michael Riley

WASHINGTON — When Ken Salazar goes before the Senate today, he'll be interviewing for an interior secretary job that will put him in charge of 500 million acres of the West, gorgeous national parks and much of the country's energy riches, including coal and natural gas.

What he won't get is the power to set the kind of broad energy policy that was once the purview of Cabinet secretaries at the Energy and Interior departments — making them kings of their domains.

In fact, one paradox of the high profile for energy in President-elect Barack Obama's domestic agenda (he has named former Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner as his energy czar) is that he seems to be following George W.

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There have been 22 comments posted in response to this story.

February 4, 2009 - 02:04 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

If Salazar approved, role may be constrained by Obama

By Michael Riley

WASHINGTON — When Ken Salazar goes before the Senate today, he'll be interviewing for an interior secretary job that will put him in charge of 500 million acres of the West, gorgeous national parks and much of the country's energy riches, including coal and natural gas.

What he won't get is the power to set the kind of broad energy policy that was once the purview of Cabinet secretaries at the Energy and Interior departments — making them kings of their domains.

In fact, one paradox of the high profile for energy in President-elect Barack Obama's domestic agenda (he has named former Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner as his energy czar) is that he seems to be following George W.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 21 comments posted in response to this story.

January 15, 2009 - 05:14 am
NEWS FEED: Denver Post

Salazar's nomination goes before Senate

By Michael Riley

WASHINGTON — When Ken Salazar goes before the Senate today, he'll be interviewing for an interior secretary job that will put him in charge of 500 million acres of the West, gorgeous national parks and much of the country's energy riches, including coal and natural gas.

What he won't get is the power to set the kind of broad energy policy that was once the purview of Cabinet secretaries at the Energy and Interior departments — making them kings of their domains.

In fact, one paradox of the high profile for energy in President-elect Barack Obama's domestic agenda (he has named former Environmental Protection Agency chief Carol Browner as his energy czar) is that he seems to be following George W.

Read More at Denver Post >
There have been 22 comments posted in response to this story.

Fri, 09/12/2008 - 13:26

League of Conservation Voters hits Schaffer on water in new ad

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2284|title=Senate candidate Bob Schaffer|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=220|height=282]It’s been a busy week for outside groups in the hotly contested Senate race and the environmental organization League of Conservation Voters is the latest to hit the airwaves.

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Wed, 06/25/2008 - 11:44

Environmental groups go to bat in Colorado

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

With energy and the environment emerging as hot button topics this election year, two environment-focused advocacy groups are spending heavily in competitive House and Senate races in Colorado.

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Wed, 05/21/2008 - 14:54

League of Conservation Voters unveils anti-Schaffer ad

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

The League of Conservation Voters unveiled a new TV ad this week criticizing Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's ties to oil and gas companies.

The ad, featuring a gradually growing oily fingerprint, features a narrator stating:

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Tue, 05/20/2008 - 13:51

League of Conservation Voters to begin airing anti-Schaffer TV ad this week

By Jeremy Pelzer, PolitickerCO.com Reporter

The League of Conservation Voters, a Washington, D.C.-based national environmental group, will unveil a new TV ad Wednesday questioning Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer's environmental record.

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