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Green Devil.(Gale Norton)

The American Enterprise

| September 01, 2001 | Hinkle, Bart | COPYRIGHT 2001 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Why are environmentalists so terrified of Gale Norton ... and George Bush?

She has been called mean-spirited. She has been called an "extremist," "a natural disaster," and "James Watt in a skirt." Who is Gale Norton, and what has she done to draw such vituperation? Norton does not appear to have horns and cloven hooves. She is smart and personable. Nevertheless, droves of people start drooling at the prospect of seeing her head on a stick. For Gale Norton has an agenda, and as the Secretary of the Interior she now has the power to put it in place.

Created in 1849, the Interior Department oversees more than 600 million acres of federal land--more than ...

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