{"id":126861,"date":"2024-11-17T10:47:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T03:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126861"},"modified":"2024-11-17T10:47:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T03:47:26","slug":"trump-picks-fossil-fuel-executive-chris-wright-as-energy-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=126861","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) \u2014 President-elect <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration. <\/p>\n<p>CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/oil-and-gas-industry\">oil and gas development<\/a><\/span>, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump\u2019s quest to achieve U.S. \u201cenergy dominance\u201d in the global market.<\/p>\n<p>Wright has been one of the industry\u2019s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change, and could give fossil fuels a boost, including quick action to end <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lng-exports-biden-europe-climate-russia-3c2bfd853c0d53531a677b142b009dbc\">a year-long pause on natural gas export approvals<\/a><\/span> by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Frequently criticizing what he calls a \u201ctop-down\u201d approach to climate by liberal and left-wing groups, Wright has argued that the climate movement around the world is \u201ccollapsing under its own weight.\u201d He has never served in government, but has written that more fossil fuel production is needed around the globe to lift people out of poverty.<\/p>\n<p>Consideration of Wright to head the administration\u2019s energy department won support from influential conservatives, including oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm. <\/p>\n<p>Hamm, executive chairman of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, a major shale oil company, is a longtime Trump supporter and adviser who played a key role on energy issues in Trump\u2019s first term. Hamm helped organize an event at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort in April where Trump reportedly asked industry leaders and lobbyists to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/schumer-democrats-big-oil-price-fixing-collusion-07a8583a2b12e645d2860608c626cc7c\">donate $1 billion to Trump\u2019s campaign<\/a><\/span>, with the expectation that Trump would curtail environmental regulations if reelected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mike Sommers, president of the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and gas industry\u2019s top lobbying group, said Wright\u2019s experience in the energy sector \u201cgives him an important perspective that will inform his leadership\u201d of the Energy Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to working with him once confirmed to bolster American geopolitical strength by lifting DOE\u2019s pause on LNG export permits and ensuring the open access of American energy for our allies around the world,\u201d Sommers said.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie Wong, senior vice president for climate and energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, called Wright \u201ca champion of dirty fossil fuels\u201d and said his nomination to lead the Energy Department was \u201ca disastrous mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Energy Department should be doing all it can to develop and expand the energy sources of the 21st century, not trying to promote the dirty fuels of the last century,\u201d Wong said. \u201cGiven the devastating impacts of climate-fueled disasters, DOE\u2019s core mission of researching and promoting cleaner energy solutions is more important now than ever.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The Energy Department is responsible for advancing energy, environmental and nuclear security of the United States. The agency is in charge of maintaining the country\u2019s nuclear weapons, oversees 17 national research laboratories and approves natural gas exports, as well as ensuring environmental cleanup of the nation\u2019s nuclear weapons complex. It also promotes scientific and technological research.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, who is expected to become chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Trump promised bold choices for his Cabinet, and Wright\u2019s nomination delivers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s s an energy innovator who laid the foundation for America\u2019s fracking boom. After four years of America last energy policy, our country is desperate for a secretary who understands how important American energy is to our economy and our national security,\u2033 Barrasso said. <\/p>\n<p>If confirmed, Wright will join North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trump\u2019s choice to be interior secretary, as a key player on energy policy in a second Trump term. Wright will be a member of a new <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-transition-white-house-cheung-gor-f3e02df04ffece1b07a44062ee723d71\">National Energy Council that Burgum will chair.<\/a><\/span> The new panel will seek to establish U.S. \u201cenergy dominance\u201d around the world, Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, a conservative group that supports fossil fuels, said Wright would be \u201can excellent choice\u201d for energy secretary. Pyle led Trump\u2019s Energy Department\u2019s transition team in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty is a major energy industry service provider, with a focus on technology. Wright, who grew up in Colorado, earned undergraduate degree at MIT and did graduate work in electrical engineering at the University of California-Berkeley and MIT. In 1992, he founded Pinnacle Technologies, which helped launch commercial shale gas production through hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.<\/p>\n<p>He later served as chairman of Stroud Energy, an early shale gas producer, before founding Liberty Resources in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Wright\u2019s selection came hours after a key Trump ally, billionaire <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/elon-musk\">Elon Musk<\/a><\/span>, called for more direct public input into the decision-making process for another top post that the president-elect is still mulling, the head of his new administration\u2019s Treasury Department. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould be interesting to hear more people weigh in on this for @realDonaldTrump to consider feedback,\u201d Musk, who Trump has already tapped to co-lead a commission tasked with <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-president-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-2f0f76bb6440231f2504b77cb117d988\">increasing government spending efficiency<\/a><\/span>, posted Saturday on the X social media platform he owns. <\/p>\n<p>Musk used the rest of his post to become the first participant in the public poll he was proposing, endorsing Howard Lutnick, the CEO of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald and co-chair of Trump\u2019s <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/presidential-transition-how-it-works-trump-biden-f9a5f4367fbc9a6a208f47ff3e25538d\">transition team<\/a><\/span>, over hedge fund manager Scott Bessent.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said in his post that \u201cBessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness-as-usual is driving America bankrupt, so we need change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Both Lutnick and Bessent have been mentioned as possible picks to lead the Treasury Department. Bessent is considered the more conventional, business-friendly choice. He is skeptical about cryptocurrency, while Lutnick has suggested it could be used for people to pay their taxes. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s pick to lead his Health and Human Services Department, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/robert-r-kennedy-rfk-vaccines-hhs-food-trump-0500f67ef53ed6862583dace587b3899\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a><\/span>, also endorsed Lutnick, posting on his own X account, \u201cBitcoin is the currency of freedom, a hedge against inflation for middle class Americans.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Daly and Long reported from Washington. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-2024-election-energy-secretary-d546f5f81d7b2347b49905be924dfcd7\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALM BEACH, Fla. 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