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Nominee For Interior Department Secretary Troublesome, Critics Say
2013-02-07 09:19:00| OGI
Jewell has worked as an engineer for Mobil, championed environmental causes.
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Obama nominates Sally Jewell for US interior secretary
2013-02-06 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama chose the head of the REI outdoor equipment stores to manage America's wide open spaces on Wednesday, in the first pick of his second-term environment team. The choice of Sally Jewell, an oil engineer who went on to win environmental awards, was unconventional. The post of interior secretary has generally gone to career politicians from western states. The outgoing secretary, Ken Salazar, was a Democratic senator from Colorado. Jewell's name had not been in circulation before Wednesday's...
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Obama Nominates REI Chief Sally Jewell for Interior Secretary
2013-02-06 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, President Obama nominated REI CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Sally Jewell has the mind of an engineer, the heart of an environmentalist and the know-how of a businesswoman. Its not surprising President Obama would turn to such a talented woman to balance the responsible use of Americas public lands, the protection of these resources and the wildlife that depend on them," said Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke. Jewells unique...
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Obama's secretary pick has conservation, oil industry chops
2013-02-06 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: President Obama this afternoon is scheduled to announce that REI chief Sally Jewell will be nominated to become the 51st secretary of the Interior, an unconventional pick that has garnered early praise from conservation groups and some oil industry backers. Jewell, who has led the outdoor retailer since 2005, was considered a dark horse candidate to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who plans to depart by the end of next month. She will become the first woman to be nominated...
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Obama Failing on Public Lands, Former Interior Secretary Says
2013-02-05 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Bruce Babbitt, the interior secretary in the Clinton administration and a former governor of Arizona, made one of his periodic forays out of the political wilderness on Tuesday to criticize the Obama administration for favoring oil and gas development over conservation on public lands. Mr. Babbitt, 74, whose modest demeanor masked the sharpness of his critique of a fellow Democrat, said in a speech at the National Press Club that Mr. Obama was falling behind many of his predecessors in setting...
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