President Obama takes questions from Tribal Leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference. [Photo Credit: Tami A. Heilemann - DOI] Hi-Res
White House Tribal Nations Conference
More than 400 members of federally recognized tribes gathered at the Department of the Interior at a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Cabinet Members.
Salazar Hosts White House Clean Energy Economy Forum on Renewable Energy, Job Creation, and Climate Impact and Adaptation
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today hosted a Clean Energy Economy Forum with stakeholders from 39 states across the country at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Deputy Secretary David Hayes and other top Department of the Interior officials spoke about the importance of renewable energy and job creation, climate impact and adaptation, and efforts to support and maintain the treasured landscapes of America in the emerging clean energy economy .more
Christine King Farris speaks the press conference. Also pictured are Deputy Director of the National Park Service Dan Wenk, Secretary Salazar, President of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Harry E. Johnson and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Salazar Approves Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Construction on National Mall
At a ceremony with Harry E. Johnson, Sr., President of the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., Christine King Farris, sister to Martin Luther King Jr.; EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and members of the Black and Hispanic Caucuses, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today signed a permit allowing construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. more
Nine Federal Agencies Agree to Expedite Permitting of Power Transmission Construction on Federal Lands
Obama Administration officials today released a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by nine Federal Departments and Agencies to make it faster and simpler to build transmission lines on Federal lands. The goal of the agreement is to speed approval of new transmission lines, reduce expense and uncertainty in the process, generate cost savings, increase accessibility to renewable energy and jumpstart job creation. more
Visiting the Energy Capital of the World, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar lauded the advanced power transmission and distribution technology adopted by CenterPoint Energy Houston, a regional utility that received a $200 million federal grant to spur its deployment of a Smart Grid that will improve efficiency and help area consumers manage and control their electricity usage. more
Salazar Testifies on “The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act”
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar testified on “The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act” before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. more
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For more than six years, MMS Denver area employees have devoted their time to help homeless and run-away youth at Urban Peak Denver, a shelter that provides a safe, caring and stable environment with the goal of helping runaway youth permanently exit street life more
Bob Abbey Confirmed as Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Abbey is a veteran public land policy leader and was chief architect of the Great Basin Restoration Initiative, as Nevada State Director for the Bureau of Land Management.
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At an open house held at the University of Pittsburgh, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) recognized a collaborative project that will make thousands of historical maps of closed or abandoned underground coal mines in Pennsylvania available to the public. more
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