President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told senators that the U.S. can use fossil fuel development to promote world peace.
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power. Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” as a way to counter demand for fossil fuels from autocratic nations — Russia, Iran and Venezuela — that have fewer environmental safeguards.
Jeff Van Drew, who is a vocal critic of offshore wind, with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects. The New Jersey Republican told the Associated Press this week that he emailed that draft order to Burgum. King asked Burgum if he would commit to continuing offshore wind leases that have been issued. Burgum said projects already approved that make sense will continue.
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