Salazar stresses balance in offshore development

NEW ORLEANS (AP)

In keeping with Obama’s pledge to be more environmentally conscious than the Bush administration, Salazar also emphasized the need to balance environmental and economic interests.

“It seems to me that we may be at the point of time to bring those two things together,” Salazar said.

“We will find the right balance,” he added. “I would think that most people in America would want us to address the economic security, the national security and the environmental security issues that confront our country.”

Associated Press