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.

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

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.

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.