Trump’s Choice for Energy Secretary Is a Fracking Booster and Climate Skeptic

WSJ via MSN ^ | Nov.17, 2024 | Benoît Morenne, Collin Eaton

[libstripper]

Donald Trump rewarded the tycoons behind the shale boom, among his most ardent supporters, with the selection Saturday of Chris Wright as his nominee for Energy Secretary.

Wright was front-and-center for the fracking revolution that reshaped the country as a band of scrappy wildcatters that reinvigorated U.S. oil and gas production to record heights. His $2.8 billion company, Liberty Energy, pumps water and sand underground to frack customers’ wells.

Wright’s selection elevates a pugnacious branch of the oil-and-gas industry that is skeptical of climate-change science and mostly hasn’t pledged to build out low-carbon energy businesses, unlike giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron.

[libstripper]

Looks like an absolutely terrific pick.

[Dilbert San Diego]

With all the complaints about Trump’s picks, it seems he is making some good choices, based on the noise of opposition.

[Parley Baer]

That works for me.

[Leaning Right]

A fracking booster and a climate skeptic, eh?
The good news just keeps on coming.

[The Unknown Republican]

SOLD!

[j.havenfarm]

I hope Trump follows up on the promise to decentralize government. It makes all the sense in the world to relocate Interior Dept to North Dakota, so Burglim doesn’t have a long commute to the office. BLM needs to move west also. Send Energy to some place where energy is actually produced. We’re not going to get a flat out abolition of Education through Congress. So implement a hiring freeze and transfer everyone to Guam

[jcon40]

So we can gas lite the man made climate hoax.
Burn baby burn

[PghBaldy]

You had me at Trump's Choice!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"unlike giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron...and unlike giant countries China and India."

[ronnie raygun]

climate skeptic, is on to the climate scam

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Winning!

[TTFX]

Nobody is a climate skeptic.

[9YearLurker]

The idea of an energy secretary who isn’t a “climate skeptic” is frightful.

[aquila48]

What, he doesn’t believe in climates?

[eyeamok]

He doesn’t believe in Unicorns and Fairies, this is terrible for the planet. For all those horrified at this choice, call me: 1-800-I-GIVEUP

[webheart]

It’s about time we got a look at the other side of the climate change argument.

[kiryandil]

Ohnoes!

What will we do without the steady hand of The Bimbo of Energy, Jenny Grandmole?

[iamgalt]

This is a great pick and it will send the climate hucksters into panic rooms

[TheDon]

[Navy Patriot]

Trump’s Choice for Energy Secretary Is a Fracking Booster and Climate Skeptic

Well, that's a relief!