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

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

I spend a year at the Hoover Institute at Stanford, researching market approaches to air pollution control.

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.

Dense overgrown forests and rangelands have grown like a cancer. They need to be treated.

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

I started out as a Democrat.