WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for Interior secretary is pledging a balanced approach to energy that would expand and diversify production on public lands while preserving protection on certain land and water.
Recreational Equipment Inc. president and chief executive Sally Jewell tells a Senate committee she supports Obama's "all-of-the-above" energy strategy that embraces fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal, as well as renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Jewell says Thursday she'll work to achieve Obama's goal of doubling renewable electricity generation by 2020 and says she'd use Interior's scientific resources to combat climate change.
Obama nominated Jewell last month to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who is stepping down this spring.
