LOS ANGELES TIMES -- In 2000, Lynn Scarlett left the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank, to serve eight years in the Bush administration as assistant secretary of the Interior, steward for 500 million acres in public land. She later led the department after the resignation of Secretary Gale Norton, amid tumult over land policy and science's role. She sat down withe the LA Times to discuss her transformation from conservative conservationist to enthusiastic environmentalist. Read More