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Interior's Ryan Zinke Looks To Teddy Roosevelt For Inspiration On Public Lands

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Dan Boyce, Inside Energy

November 06, 2017

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke often speaks about wanting to manage the Interior Department in the Theodore Roosevelt tradition.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke favors boosting production of oil and gas resources on federal lands to create jobs and enhance the nation's energy security. How does this square with the conservation philosophy of his inspiration, 26th President Theodore Roosevelt?

Dan Boyce (@BoyceDan) of Inside Energy reports.

This segment aired on November 6, 2017.