“The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management launched several reforms to the onshore oil and gas leasing process in an effort to improve protections for land, water, and wildlife and reduce potential conflicts that can lead to costly and time-consuming protests and litigation of leases. In addition, Secretary Salazar issued a Secretarial Order creating a new Energy Reform Team.” Quoted from the DOI website.

Chevron has made what is thought to be the largest natural gas discovery in Bangladesh in more than a decade. More at AFP.

Ken Salazar, Interior Secretary says that he is recommending that natural gas be considered as an important part of the US Energy Policy because using it produces less greenhouse gas than other fossil fuels. More in a Grand Junction Sentinel article.