The Senate confirmed fossil fuel executive Monday Chris Wright To serve as a secretary of Energy, a key position to promote the efforts of President Trump to achieve the “energy domain” of the United States in the global market.
Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, based in Denver, has been one of the strongest voices in the industry against efforts to combat climate change. He says that more fossil fuel production can get people out of poverty worldwide and has promised to help Mr. Trump “unleash energy safety and prosperity.”
The Senate approved its nomination, 59-38.
The central piece of Mr. Trump’s energy policy is “drill, baby, drill”, and has committed to dismantling what he calls the “new green scam” of Democrats in favor of promoting the production of fossil fuels such as the oil, natural gas and coal to emit greenhouse gases heater of planets.
“President Trump shares my passion for energy,” Wright said at his confirmation hearing last month, promising that if confirmed, “I would work tirelessly to implement [Mr. Trump’s] The bold agenda as a shameless administrator for all affordable, reliable and safe American energy sources. “
That includes natural oil and gas, coal, nuclear and hydroelectric energy, together with wind and solar energy and geothermal energy, Wright said.
It is likely that Trump’s energy wishes are found with real world limits, including the fact that US oil production is Already at record levels. The federal government cannot force companies to drill more oil, and production increases could reduce prices and reduce profits.
Wyoming Senator John Barraso, the second -ranking Republican, called Wright an innovative who “tells the truth about energy production.”
While Wright “acknowledges that climate change is real, he knows that more American energy is the solution, not the problem,” said Barraso, calling Wright’s welcome news of Wright.
Senator Mike Lee, a UTAH Republican who presides over the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Wright “understands that energy policies should focus on making energy abundant and affordable for families” and companies.
“Our nation deserves a champion for American energy and innovation, and we have the Wright type for work,” Lee published in X.
The two Democratic Senators of Colorado supported their nominated in the state of origin.
“Chris Wright is a scientist who has dedicated his life to the study and use of energy. He believes in science and supports the research that will offer affordable, reliable and clean energy” that will reduce costs and make the country more Sure, Sen. .
“While we do not always agree, we will work together because none of us is four years old to wait to act,” said Hickenlooper.
Senator Michael Bennet called Wright a successful Colorado entrepreneur with a deep experience in innovation and energy technology. He promised to work with Wright to “ensure that Colorado continues to lead the country in energy production and innovation.”
While recognizing that climate change is real, Wright said at his audience that he believes that “there is no dirty energy or clean energy.” Rather, he said, there are different energy sources with different compensation.
Wright, 60, has been president and CEO of Liberty Energy since 2011 and has not had previous experience in government. He grew up in Colorado, obtained a degree at MIT and did postgraduate work in Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and MIT. In 1992, he founded Pinnacle Technologies, which helped launch the commercial production of shale gas through hydraulic fracture or fracking.
He later served as president of Stud Energy, an early shaking gas producer, before founding Liberty Resources in 2010.
As Secretary of Energy, Wright will join the Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum, as a key player in energy policy. Both will serve in a new National Energy Council that Burgum will preside. The panel will include all the executive agencies of the branch involved in energy permit, production, generation, distribution, regulation and transport, with an approach to “cut the bureaucracy” and increase the production of national energy, Trump said. The Mission of the Council represents an almost complete reversal of the actions carried out by former President Joe Biden, who made combat climate change a maximum priority.
Wright said it would cut all ties throughout the energy industry if confirmed.
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