while, you are -- wow, you are
good.
all the way in the back.
>> my name is andrew.
i have a question about the
department's initiatives on
forest restoration and energy
opportunities, lesser-known
energy opportunities and
innovation.
interior sec. jewell: thank you
very much for your question.
there is a lot of work going on
in usda and the u.s. forest
service, which is not part of
the department of interior, but
it is an important potential.
because of climate change, just
a few degrees difference have
caused a proliferation of the
mountain pine beetle.
which, if you are a westerner,
you fly over or drive through
these landscapes, it is
astounding how much standing
dead timber there is.
there is fuel potential in that
timber, and this is something
that tom ville site has been
working on with his team.
it is a matter of economics, how