The Senate has confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.
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A protestor interrupts Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Energy, as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. Chris Wright, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Energy, right, talks with Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., left, as he makes his way through the Senate subway at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Energy, testifies during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington.
While Wright “acknowledges that climate change is real, he knows more American energy is the solution — not the problem,'' Barrasso said, calling Wright's “energy realism” welcome news.
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