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Gale Ann Norton (born March 11, 1954) served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. She was the first woman to hold the position.

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I started out as a Democrat.

Democrat

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

Believe, Fighting, Needs, Solve, Industry, Environmentalists

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

Crazy, Hiking, Schedules, Keep, Schedulers

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

Long, Natural, Resources, Time, Relying

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

Cancer, Needs, Forests, Treated, Dense

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

Hunting, America, Dating, Teddy, Roosevelt, Pillar

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.

Country, Air, Quality, Plants, Needs

I was a little too young to be a hippie.

Hippie, Littles, Young

Predators make it much more difficult to find consensus. It's a lot easier to agree about birds and plants than about animals that endanger people and livestock.

Animal, People, Bird, Endanger, Livestock, Consensus

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

Air, Years, Pollution Control, Approaches, Spend

I think today we recognize that economic activity needs to search for ways to protect the environment.

Needs, Search, Thinking, Today

I think the greatest challenge in environmentalism and the most rewarding challenge is trying to figure out how humans can meet their needs while protecting the environment.

Thinking, Challenges, Environmental, Challenge, Needs, Environment

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

Energy, India, Economy, Economies, Using, China

What's near and dear to my heart is cooperative conservation.

Heart, Dear God, Conservation, Cooperative, Dear

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

Government, Environmental, Regulation, Environment, Seemed

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

Growing Up, Mountain, Colorado, Mountains, Loving, Growing

In Washington, there's always an effort to label people.

Effort, Label, Labels, People, Washington

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

Innovation, Environmental, Helping, Understand, Local, Environment

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