Interior Sec. Salazar Calls Conflict Between Economic Development, Conservation a "False Choice"

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2011 · News & Politics

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In a breakfast with reporters sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said conservation activities and economic development can go hand-in-hand. 


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On Wednesday, October 5, 2011, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined the Monitor Breakfast for a conversation with reporters.

Kenneth Lee "Ken" Salazar is the current United States Secretary of the Interior. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martinez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. Senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) in January 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.

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