Friday, January 31, 2025

Climate change denier Chris Wright to be first US Energy Secretary

Climate change denier Chris Wright to be next US energy secretary
Fracking magnate Chris Wright has been nominated by Donald Trump as the first US Secretary of Energy, a man who is betting everything on the oil and gas industries and who is also a staunch climate change denier. Photo: Gage Skidmore. V Wikimedia Commons

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Fracking magnate Christopher Wright has been nominated by Donald Trump as the first US Secretary of Energy, a man who is betting everything on the oil and gas industries and who is also a staunch climate change denier.

In the midst of a global climate crisis, the CEO of Liberty Energy (and also a campaign donor to Donald Trump) has become the first US president's key player in achieving "energy dominance" for the American nation.

"to be a key leader, drive innovation, cut red tape and usher in a new "Golden Age of American prosperity and global peace," Trump said in a statement last week, in which he explained that he will also serve on the National Energy Council.

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