Third, improving environmental quality and protecting natural resources spurs growth and welfare directly, especially for the poor.

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Thank you, Secretary Salazar, for that generous introduction and for your dedication to protecting our natural resources.

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James Zehringer, Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Ohio is still early in the Utica shale play but protecting the environment as well as public health and safety will be critical to growing the industry in the state.

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John took a chance on an idea he cared about, and co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council, which grew into a powerful and important voice in protecting the safety of our air and water.

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Senator Frank Murkowski, who chairs the House committee on Energy and Natural Resources, said the energy secretary made repeatedly given assurances that improved security measures at the lab were protecting America's nuclear secrets.

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