I was a little too young to be a hippie.

Why has it seemed that the only way to protect the environment is with heavy-handed government regulation?

I believe strongly that we need to get beyond rhetoric, beyond industry and environmentalists fighting with each other, and seriously solve problems.

I started out as a Democrat.

We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.

We also know that China and India, as their economies ramp up, are using more and more energy.

My schedulers keep getting driven crazy by the fact that they can't fit hikes in my schedule.