Obama working to reduce bush's destruction of the environment

Yesterday, the Obama administration “canceled 77 leases its predecessor sold to oil and gas companies that wanted to explore beneath the red rock country of Utah, the first of several expected steps to reverse the Bush administration’s Western legacy.” Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the U.S. needs to be independent from foreign oil, but added that “we need to do so in a thoughtful and respectful way.”

(Think Progress)