Is Ken Salazar preventing any domestic energy development? Rep. Mike Coffman makes a convincing case that he is:

On February 4th you canceled approved oil and gas leases in Utah, on February 10th you essentially restored the moratoria on the Outer Continental Shelf by unreasonably delaying the 5-year leasing program, on February 25th you stifled the development of oil shale by delaying additional oil shale research, demonstration, and development leases, on July 20th you placed a moratorium on mining in an area containing 40% of our nation’s uranium supply, and since taking office your agency hasn’t  approved a single new solar project even though the Department is facing a backlog of almost 200 applications,” Coffman stated to Salazar.

Coffman pointedly asked, “So we can’t drill onshore, we can’t drill offshore, we can’t develop oil shale, we can’t develop nuclear, and we can’t develop solar.  Mr. Secretary, why won’t you let Americans develop American energy?”  Continuing to press Salazar, Coffman stated, “Can you give me a straight answer?  Can you provide us with dates?”