I Think The Future For Solar Energy

While It Is Important To Maintain A Balanced Approach To Solving Our Nation's Energy Problems, We Must Commit Ourselves To Recognize Some Areas As 'off Limits,' And The Artic National Wildlife Reserve Is A National Symbol Of That Commitment.

I Work Hard And I Have A Standard Of Excellence - And I Expect Everyone At The Interior Department To Meet That Same Standard. I Delegate A Lot. I Might Appear To Be Doing A Lot Of Different Things, But There's A Strong Team Helping Me. I Believe We're Going To Have The Strongest Team Of Any Agency In The Obama Administration.

Nothing In Life And Nothing That We Do Is Risk-free.

We Are Talking About Institutionalizing A Program On Solar Development That Will Outlast The Obama Administration.

On The Native American Front, We Have Turned A New Page In The 400-year History Of The Interface Between The American Settlers Of This Country And The Nation's First Americans. That's Included A New Relationship Where The Sovereignty Of Tribes Is In Fact Recognized.