Tag Archive | George W. Bush

The Battle for the Roan Plateau

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Can Interior Secretary Ken Salazar save the last best place in his native Colorado? BILL GIFFORD reports on the fierce conservation fight and reality check of Salazar and President Obama’s efforts to move America beyond “drill, baby, drill” as the answer to our energy needs.

Battling a Toxic Billionaire

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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A new international campaign seeks to clean up gold mining, one of the most wasteful and polluting industries on earth. But it'll have to act fast if it wants to stop Robert Friedland, who plans to open the world’s biggest new copper and gold mine in Mongolia.