Secretary Salazar Hosts White House Clean Energy Economy Forum on Renewable Energy, Job Creation, and Climate Impact and Adaptation

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar hosted a Clean Energy Economy Forum at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Monday, November 2. About 164 stakeholders from as far north as Alaska and as far south as Texas and Alabama attended the forum. Representing a broad-based network of organizations and institutions, including sportsmen and women, business leaders, conservationists, and Indian Country officials, the stakeholders engaged top Administration and Department officials in a discussion about the need for a comprehensive energy plan that reduces our dependence on foreign oil, creates jobs, and reduces the carbon pollution that causes climate change.

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    Secretary Salazar at the podium as host of the White House's Clean Energy Economy Forum. Seated from left to right are Counselor to the Secretary Steve Black, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Wilma Lewis, BLM Director Bob Abbey, and MMS Director Elizabeth Birnbaum. (DOI Photo)

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    Two panels of DOI officials interacted with stakeholders on a wide range of issues. From left to right are Counselor to the Secretary Steve Black, Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Wilma Lewis, BLM Director Bob Abbey, and MMS Director Elizabeth Birnbaum. (DOI Photo)

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    A capacity audience of 164 stakeholders participated at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Others participated by phone and online. (DOI Photo)

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    Director of Minerals Management Service Elizabeth Birnbaum. (DOI Photo)

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    “We are also the Department that is - and will be for years to come - on the front lines of our nation's response to the impacts of climate change on our land, water, wildlife, and tribal resources,” Secretary Salazar said. Seated left to right are Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary Kit Batten, Deputy Secretary David Hayes, FWS Director Sam Hamilton, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle and Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk. (DOI Photo)

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    “Today's Clean Energy Economy Forum is yet another example of the commitment and dedication this Administration has made to strengthening our energy security and protecting our land, water, and wildlife for future generations,” Secretary Salazar said.

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    About 164 stakeholders from as far north as Alaska and as far south as Texas and Alabama attended the forum. The stakeholders engaged top Administration and Department officials in a discussion about the need for a comprehensive energy plan that reduces our dependence on foreign oil, creates jobs, and reduces the carbon pollution that causes climate change.

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