"Federico Peña is not interested in being appointed to Ken Salazar's U.S. Senate seat, he announced Saturday in a press release acquired by the Rocky Mountain News.

"Many names, including mine, have been mentioned as possible candidates to fill the United States Senate seat being vacated by my friend Ken Salazar. I am enormously proud that Ken has been appointed to serve as our nation’s next Interior Secretary, a position I am certain he will carry out with distinction," Peña said in the release."

8/25: DNC enviro-hypocrisy

With all this talk about the “greenest” political convention ever, does reality live up to the hype?

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Peña energy talk spurs questions about DIA carbon footprint

A Face the State Staff Report

August 22, 2008

When Federico Peña heads to the Democratic National Convention's national stage next week, he's scheduled to present his vision for bringing environmentally friendly reforms to the U.S. economy. Meanwhile, local critics charge that former Denver mayor's legacy has left the city with a much larger carbon footprint.

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