Trump nominates climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump nominates climate change sceptic Chris Wright as energy secretary

Al Jazeera  

Chris Wright, a fracking magnate, has said ‘there is no climate crisis’ and champions fossil fuel production. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Chris Wright, a prominent fracking magnate and outspoken climate change sceptic, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming administration. “As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in a new ‘Golden Age of American Prosperity and Global Peace,’” Trump said in a statement on Saturday. Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, has long championed fossil fuel production as the cornerstone of economic growth, aligning closely with Trump’s vision of achieving US “energy dominance”. Jackie Wong, senior vice president for climate and energy at the Natural Resources Defense Council, described Wright as “a champion of dirty fossil fuels” and called his nomination “a disastrous mistake”.

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'Flat out wrong': Trump pick slammed by the scientists whose work he quotes
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Raw Story  

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The Independent  

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LA Times  

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Donald Trump names Chris Wright as energy secretary
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Donald Trump names Chris Wright as energy secretary

Deccan Chronicle  

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Trump names oil and gas CEO Chris Wright as the next Energy Secretary
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Firstpost  

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Who is Chris Wright, from climate change critic to Trump's new Energy Secretary?

India Today  

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Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration. CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Wright is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. …

Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary
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Trump announces oil executive Chris Wright as his pick for energy secretary

NPR  

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Trump picks fracking company CEO Chris Wright as next Department of Energy secretary
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Trump picks fracking company CEO Chris Wright as next Department of Energy secretary

CNN  

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Trump's Presidential Transition Gets Into Full Swing: Live Updates
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's Presidential Transition Gets Into Full Swing: Live Updates

Huff Post  

Chris Wright, a GOP donor and CEO of the fracking services firm Liberty Energy, will be Trump’s nominee for secretary of energy, the president-elect announced. Wright will also serve as a member of the newly formed National Energy Council, which is expected to be led by Trump’s pick for secretary of the interior, Doug Burgum, the billionaire Republican governor of …

Trump's Presidential Transition Gets Into Full Swing: Live Updates
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Trump's Presidential Transition Gets Into Full Swing: Live Updates

Huff Post  

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NPR  

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LA Times  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Associated Press  

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5 years, 9 months ago

Trump-appointed energy official: Climate change is real and we must lower carbon emissions

CNN  

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EPA nominee Wheeler says climate change is neither a hoax nor the ‘greatest crisis’

LA Times  

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