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, who will play a key role in the incoming administration boosting domestic oil and gas production, faced fairly straightforward questions in his confirmation hearing Wednesday and appeared to have bipartisan support.
Those in the oil industry have praised Wright’s nomination. However, he has met opposition from environmentalists, who have accused him of rejecting science related to climate change. In writings on social media and elsewhere, Wright has argued that a lack of energy in countries around the world is a more pressing problem than climate change.
“Every source of energy … either today or with technology innovation can be a growth engine for affordable and reliable secure energy,” Wright told lawmakers.said wind and solar raised electricity prices and destabilized the electricity grid but touted that he supports all types of energy.
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