Harry Truman made famous “The Buck Stops Here.” The words on a small sign on his desk in the Oval Office came to symbolize what Americans expected of anyone in position of authority: Accountability. Today, too often, it seems, “The buck stops … short.”

Twenty years ago, four friends came together to create a business. All had backgrounds in government, politics, media and corporate public affairs. Two were Democrats, two were Republicans. Each wanted to settle in their native states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. After a weekend meeting at a cabin in north Idaho, a few shots of whiskey and handshakes to seal the deal -- The Gallatin Group was born.

Cecil D. Andrus was elected Governor of Idaho four times and served as Secretary of the Interior. Before public policy called, he worked in the woods as a logger and mill operator. He knows resources issues! Read his thoughts about managing the National Forests for energy, economic development and the environment in a time of climate change.

1) Did you know that Congress has introduced 350 pieces of legislation related to clean energy policy? 2) Did you know that more than 20 fortune 500 companies have joined forces with the nation's leading ...

Sustainability is playing an increasing role in shaping how developers site, design, and market communities. There is an expectation, if not an outright demand, from homebuyers that developments – and individual homes within the developments ...