Politico reports that Chris Wright has been confirmed by the Senate for Energy Secretary. This is great news! Not surprisingly, the Washington Post previously ran an article during his confirmation hearings that Trump energy pick misinterprets studies to support claims, scientists say, which claims that “Chris Wright cites data to back his claim there is no climate crisis. Authors of the papers he cites say he is misinterpreting their work.”
But Roger Pielke Jr., a contributor to the IPCC and expert on climate and climate damage impacts, countered with “The Washington Post published what can only be described as a hit piece on the nominee for Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright.”
I posted these Comments on the WAPO article, which for some reason were removed:
“Scientists say!” OK, but what’s the whole truth? What is often missed is that what the IPCC actually says is not the same as what someone says it says. Roger Pieke Jr. clears up this charade in his detailed report U.S. Hurricane Overview 2024. Pielke sets quotes from this article next to quotes from the IPCC research. Wright actually gets it right.
Unfortunately, weather and climate have become so politicized by the Left that misinformation is rampant. That’s why Energy entrepreneur Chris Wright is a GREAT CHOICE for Energy Secretary! Not only is he an expert in fossil fuel production, by far our most vital energy source, he’s not corrupted by the Chicken Little "climate crisis" hysteria and its blind, fanatical push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by strangling fossil fuel production. While recognizing that climate warming is a concern, Wright knows it's not the only concern or even the most important one. Wright realizes that reliable, affordable, plentiful energy is vastly more important to human well-being than a slightly cooler world.
In a field of Trump cabinet appointees that is very mixed, to put it mildly, Chris Wright is one of Trump's best, and he'll be working with another good pick, Doug Burgum, who will be the chairman of Trump's new Council of National Energy. Our energy security will be in much safer hands and more affordable than under the current policies. And robust reliable energy production is precisely what we’ll need if indeed it turns out that weather extremes do intensify.
I also posted on Facebook:
Energy entrepreneur Chris Wright is a GREAT CHOICE for Energy Secretary! Out will go the Chicken Little "climate crisis" hysteria with its blind, fanatical push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by strangling fossil fuel production. While recognizing that climate warming is a concern, Wright knows it's not the only concern or even the most important one. Wright realizes that reliable, affordable, plentiful energy is vastly more important to human well-being than a 1 degree cooler world. I agree with Robert Bryce that "Wright will have his hands full cleaning house at the DOE, an agency that has, under [current Secretary] Granholm, been captured by anti-hydrocarbon NGOs and the anti-industry industry . . . A lot of damage has been done to our electric grid and to America’s energy sector over the past few years. It’s hard to imagine a better repairman than Chris Wright."
Wright is one of Trump's best cabinet picks yet, and he'll be working with another good pick, Doug Burgum, who will be the chairman of Trump's new Council of National Energy.
Finally, back in November 2024, POLITICO reported that Trump taps oil executive Chris Wright as Energy secretary. It had this to say:
The oil executive and GOP fundraiser disputes the need to fight against climate change.
President-elect Donald Trump named oil industry CEO Chris Wright to lead the Energy Department, installing a vocal critic of government efforts to fight climate change as the head of the agency at the forefront of the Biden administration’s clean energy push.
Wright, if confirmed by the Senate, is likely to be one of the loudest voices in the administration against measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels that are raising the planet’s temperature and causing an upsurge in extreme weather.
Politico, echoing the Left's talking points, implicitly criticizes energy entrepreneur Chris Wright for being "critical of government efforts to fight climate change [and] the Biden administration’s 'clean energy push,'" as well as being a "voice . . . against measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels."
Energy entrepreneur Chris Wright is a GREAT CHOICE for Energy Secretary! Out will go the Chicken Little "climate crisis" hysteria with its blind, fanatical push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by strangling fossil fuel production. While realizing that climate warming is a concern, Wright recognizes it's not the only concern or even the most important one. Wright realizes that reliable, affordable, plentiful energy is vastly more important to human well-being than a 1 degree cooler world. I agree with Robert Bryce that "Wright will have his hands full cleaning house at the DOE, an agency that has, under [current Secretary] Granholm, been captured by anti-hydrocarbon NGOs and the anti-industry industry . . . A lot of damage has been done to our electric grid and to America’s energy sector over the past few years. It’s hard to imagine a better repairman than Chris Wright."
Wright is one of Trump's best cabinet picks yet, and he'll be working with another good pick, Doug Burgum, chairman of the new Council of National Energy.
Related Reading:
Chris Wright, An Unapologetic Energy Humanist, Will Be The Next Secretary Of Energy, by Robert Bryce, and energy expert
For the first time, the DOE will be led by someone from the energy sector.
Energy-sector expertise has never been a prerequisite for the Secretary of Energy. At least, it hasn’t been until now.
That history is relevant because it underscores how remarkable it is that Trump has named Chris Wright, the founder and CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, an oilfield services company, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Wright is the most qualified person ever named to that position. As Trump explained in his announcement, “Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the American shale revolution that fueled American energy independence, and transformed the global energy markets and geopolitics.”
Trump said that in addition to Energy Secretary, Wright will serve on the new Council of National Energy led by Doug Burgum, the governor of North Dakota, who is Trump’s nominee for Interior Secretary.
Climate Change Catastrophists Who Oppose Nuclear have Anti-Humanist Premises
Challenge the ‘100% Renewables” Fanatics on their Underlying anti-Humanism
Human Energy Needs vs. 'Mother Earth'
“Peoples Climate March” is No Friend of Humanity
The Environmentalists’ War on People—Ari Armstrong for The Objective Standard
"Citizens Climate Lobby" Turns to Force to Protect Nature at Human Expense
No comments:
Post a Comment