Trump promised to 'drill, baby, drill.' What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too?
An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines in October 2023 in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an"all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy.
But another phrase is popping up a lot right now in Republican circles:"All of the above." Trump's pick for"energy czar," who has a history of supporting both oil and renewables, has been described as an"It's shorthand for a set of policies that support oil and natural gas — and simultaneously, every other form of domestic energy, including solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear. The phrase has been around for decades. It, Barack Obama.
Wright, Trump's nominee for secretary of energy, has openly called for a rebranding, arguing that no energy is"clean" at all."We want new energies, but let's just be honest," he said in a talk this summer."Let's call them alternative energies or new energies — don't call them clean energy."
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