Central Oregon may see construction begin on its first wind farm by next spring. Continue reading →

Filed under: Renewable energy, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, West Butte Wind Power, Wind energy

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar hosted a press call today announcing the Obama administration's new plan to fast-track utility-scale solar project permitting in select "solar energy zones" on public land in six western states. Continue reading →

Filed under: Renewable energy, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, Solar power

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar met with Oregon timber industry and conservation leaders in Washington, D.C., today, following up on his pledge to work toward a solution to decades-old disputes over logging on federal forestland. Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Forestry, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, Logging, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Several environmental groups sent Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar a message today. Surprise: It wasn't a thank-you note for his visit to Oregon Monday. Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Bureau of Land Management, Ken Salazar, Logging, Oregon Wild, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service

When it comes federal forest policy in western Oregon, there isn't much environmental groups, county commissioners and the timber industry agree on. But today representatives of all three groups agreed on one thing: Their meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on the future of Oregon & California Railroad forestland was promising. And worth doing again. Continue reading →

Filed under: Land, Ken Salazar, Logging, Oregon Wild