Definitions
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- noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849
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Examples
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In accordance with an interior department official's statement in April that the shale industry was "not ready for prime time," the new leases will be aimed at gauging environmental impacts and the effectiveness of extraction technologies, rather than commercial development.
Report Predicts Oil Shale Contributing To Colorado's Pending Water Shortage Ethan Axelrod 2011
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In accordance with an interior department official's statement in April that the shale industry was "not ready for prime time," the new leases will be aimed at gauging environmental impacts and the effectiveness of extraction technologies, rather than commercial development.
Report Predicts Oil Shale Contributing To Colorado's Pending Water Shortage Ethan Axelrod 2011
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"You have to wonder: this is the guy in charge of all the science in the Arctic and he is being suspended just now as an arm of the interior department is getting ready to make its decision on offshore drilling in the Arctic seas," said Jeff Ruch, president of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Wade Norris: Obama Administration to Polar Bear Scientist/Truth Teller -- Shut Up, And You Are Suspended! Wade Norris 2011
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The commission will also call for far deeper changes to the interior department than undertaken by Obama, with the creation of a new agency focused entirely on ensuring safe operations on oil rigs.
Offshore oil industry needs sweeping overhaul – White House commission 2011
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"You have to wonder: this is the guy in charge of all the science in the Arctic and he is being suspended just now as an arm of the interior department is getting ready to make its decision on offshore drilling in the Arctic seas," said Jeff Ruch, president of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Wade Norris: Obama Administration to Polar Bear Scientist/Truth Teller -- Shut Up, And You Are Suspended! Wade Norris 2011
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"You have to wonder: this is the guy in charge of all the science in the Arctic and he is being suspended just now as an arm of the interior department is getting ready to make its decision on offshore drilling in the Arctic seas," said Jeff Ruch, president of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Wade Norris: Obama Administration to Polar Bear Scientist/Truth Teller -- Shut Up, And You Are Suspended! Wade Norris 2011
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The interior department sent so thugs in the streets to beat up people, and they arrested others, but they refused to go the next step because the rest of the government refused.
Eric Lurio: The Domino Theory Strikes Again: Who's Next? Eric Lurio 2011
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The interior department sent so thugs in the streets to beat up people, and they arrested others, but they refused to go the next step because the rest of the government refused.
Eric Lurio: The Domino Theory Strikes Again: Who's Next? Eric Lurio 2011
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"You have to wonder: this is the guy in charge of all the science in the Arctic and he is being suspended just now as an arm of the interior department is getting ready to make its decision on offshore drilling in the Arctic seas," said Jeff Ruch, president of the group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility.
Wade Norris: Obama Administration to Polar Bear Scientist/Truth Teller -- Shut Up, And You Are Suspended! Wade Norris 2011
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In a first step of a long legal battle, the interior department said BP, rig operator Transocean and contractor Halliburton between them broke 15 rules governing offshore drilling ahead of the 20 April 2010 explosion.
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