We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.

" After Norton's resignation Gale Norton joined Royal Dutch Shell Oil company as a legal adviser in their oil-shale division. " MacDonald resigned in 2007. Senate in her home state of Colorado after the incumbent Ben Nighthorse Campbell decided to retire.

Bush. She was the first woman to hold the position.