Posted on 07/21/2016 9:17:25 AM PDT by bananaman22
With the Republican National Convention wrapping up this week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating one notable fracking CEO to become his Secretary of Energy if he wins the November election.
Reuters reports that Donald Trump is leaning towards appointing Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources, to take over the Department of Energy. If such an event were to occur, it would be the first time that an energy secretary came directly from the oil and gas industry.
Harold Hamm spoke at the Republican Convention on Wednesday night, where he spoke about the need for the U.S. to expand oil and gas drilling. "Every time we can’t drill a well in America, terrorism is being funded," Hamm said in Cleveland. "Every onerous regulation puts American lives at risk."
(Excerpt) Read more at oilprice.com ...
A hint of sanity regarding energy? The warm-mongers won’t be happy.
Trump knows talent. Unusual for a presidential candidate.
That leaves Sarah open for Dept of Interior
More nonsense and noise......Cabinet members are not being leaked.
That would be great!
Too bad Aubrey McClendon is dead.
the guy has no speaking pizazz but that doesn’t matter.
He went from picking cotton in bare feet to being a kajillionaire.
So more power to him.
May be better. Promotion of Moose hunting PSAs
Sometimes mistakes are made. The article that is being referenced reads:
Reuters reports that Donald Trump is leaning towards appointing Harold Hamm, CEO of Continental Resources, to take over the Department of Energy. If such an event were to occur, it would be the first time that an energy secretary came directly from the oil and gas industry.
Sorry bu the current SOE under the Obama administration, Dr. Ernest Moniz, is a former member of the board for BP. Can’t trust everything you read. Bon Jour.
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