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Watt proposed that 80 million acres (320,000 km) of undeveloped land in the United States all be opened for drilling and mining by 2000. The area leased to coal mining quintupled during his term as
Secretary of the Interior. Watt boasted that he leased "a billion acres" (4 million km) of coastal
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Secretary of the Interior was controversial primarily because he was perceived as hostile to environmentalism. Watt opened up nearly all of America's coastal waters to oil and gas drilling, widened access to coal on federal lands, and eased restrictions on strip-mining. His proposals to
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corrected the error, and Moyers apologized. "I never said it. Never believed it. Never even thought it," Watt later wrote of the statement. "I know no
Christian who believes or preaches such error. The Bible commands conservationβthat we as Christians be careful stewards of the land and resources
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which aimed at increasing the area of wildlife refuges and other protected land, easing regulations of oil and mining, and recommending lease of wilderness and shore lands such as Santa Monica Bay to explore and develop oil and gas. Watt resisted accepting donation of private land to be used for
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sell off federal lands failed due to extensive opposition. In 1983, he resigned after controversially remarking that a panel reviewing his coal-leasing policies had "every kind of mixtureβI have a Black. I have a woman, two Jews and a cripple."
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Christian faith when discussing his method of environmental management. Speaking before
Congress, he once said, "I do not know how many future generations we can count on before the
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waters, even though only a small portion of that area would ever be drilled. Watt once stated, "We will mine more, drill more, cut more timber." According to the
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were fans of the band. Nancy Reagan apologized for Watt. The White House staff gave Watt a plaster foot with a hole for his "having shot himself in the foot".
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1677:"Interior Secretary James Watt's minister says the controversial Reagan... - UPI Archives"
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at that time. On January 2, 1996, Watt pleaded guilty to one
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Wolf, Ron. 1981. "God, James Watt, and the Public Land".
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243:U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2602:Director of the Office of Management and Budget
1709:Caught in the conflict: my life with James Watt
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685:"A look back at Reagan's environmental record"
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1134:"July 4: Day of Music, Parades, Fireworks",
864:Gold, Matea; Geiger, Kim (October 8, 2010).
559:A controversy erupted after a speech to the
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1351:"Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site β Mad #234"
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921:James G. Watt Summary Review and Analysis
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1628:"Watt applauds Bush energy strategy"
1608:"CNN β U.S. Briefs β March 12, 1996"
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1705:Watt, Leilani; Janssen, Al (1984).
1503:Hoffman, David (October 10, 1983).
1052:Scherer, Glenn (October 27, 2004).
384:House Energy and Commerce Committee
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787:Andersen, Kurt (August 23, 1982).
634:In his later years, Watt lived in
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984:"Ronald Reagan: Domestic Affairs"
789:"Always Right and Ready to Fight"
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2683:Ambassador to the United Nations
2633:Director of Central Intelligence
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816:. Miller Center. October 4, 2016
683:Little, Amanda (June 11, 2004).
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1111:"The Religious Left's Lies"
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1054:"The Godly Must Be Crazy"
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814:"James Watt (1981β1983)"
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325:Federal Power Commission
317:U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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2556:Secretary of Education
1696:99.3 (1984): 415-439.
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425:Endangered Species Act
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230:'s most controversial
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660:Assemblies of God USA
388:Reagan administration
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274:University of Wyoming
261:Early life and career
195:University of Wyoming
2658:Trade Representative
2396:Malcolm Baldrige Jr.
2346:William P. Clark Jr.
2309:William French Smith
2276:Secretary of Defense
1753:James G. Watt papers
1614:on October 29, 2004.
1534:(October 11, 2017).
1454:. September 21, 1983
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1247:"The Beach Boys Bio"
650:, at the age of 85.
423:protected under the
380:United States Senate
2818:Wyoming Republicans
2616:James C. Miller III
2525:Secretary of Energy
2514:James H. Burnley IV
2433:Ann Dore McLaughlin
1541:The Washington Post
1510:The Washington Post
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1305:. February 10, 1982
1303:The Washington Post
1164:The Washington Post
1136:The Washington Post
1115:The Washington Post
766:The Washington Post
636:Wickenburg, Arizona
532:Other controversies
2647:William H. Webster
2545:John S. Herrington
2421:Raymond J. Donovan
2413:Secretary of Labor
2402:William Verity Jr.
2220:Secretary of State
1774:Political offices
1484:on January 8, 2009
1369:The New York Times
1329:The New York Times
731:The New York Times
600:influence peddling
565:affirmative action
470:Beach Boys concert
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2200:George H. W. Bush
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870:Los Angeles Times
616:community service
572:Thomas J. Barrack
519:George H. W. Bush
457:, relying on the
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