MMS Capabilities "Woefully Inadequate," Says Salazar

In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar told legislators that the Minerals Management Service has only 62 inspectors to inspect nearly 4,000 oil production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico, a number that Salazar calls "extraordinarily and woefully inadequate." Salazar explains that the MMS, now renamed, needs some 330 more inspectors and enforcers. (0:30)
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Salazar Defends "Pause Button" Moratorium Theory

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar explains to a Senate subcommittee Wednesday how the moratorium on off shore exploration is the best course of action following the disaster, saying that this "pause" will allow regulators to build the capacity to better handle situations that may arise in the future. (0:34)
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"The Minerals Management Service Is No More," Says Salazar

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar comments on the dissolution of the Minerals Management Service into three separate agencies, now called the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, which will be overseen by Michael Bromwich and Assistant Secretary Wilma Louis. Salazar Explains that the new configuration, under new management, will be better equipped to handle corruption. (0:35)
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Gulf Spill Highlights Need To Develop Alternative Energies, Says Obama

President Barack Obama makes remarks in Fremont, California on Wednesday. (:36)
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Salazar Says Cozy Relationship Between Big Oil And Feds Pre-empted Obama Administration

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies on Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources. (1:00)
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BP Has Promised To Pay All Costs, Says Interior Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies on Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources. (:40)
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There Is A 'Plan B' In Case Top Kill Fails, Says Interior Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies on Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources. (:25)
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Response Effort To Gulf Spill Is Largest In U.S. History, Says Interior Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies on Wednesday before the House Committee on Natural Resources. (:32)
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Secretary of the Interior: In Most Difficult Times We Look Toward Our Landscapes

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar explains that in times of difficulty, the U.S. often focuses on the country's natural landscapes. Salazar says that this was the case with Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, all of whom contributed to the U.S. conservation effort (0:43)
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