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

Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.

I started out as a Democrat.

Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains.

Dating back to Teddy Roosevelt, hunters have been the pillar of conservation in America, doing more than anyone to conserve wildlife and its habitat.

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

Human beings are going to be relying on natural resources for a long time.