Trump Picks Fracking Company CEO Chris Wright to Head the Department of Energy

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The U.S. Department of Energy headquarters is seen behind the sign marking the location of the building on February 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C.on Saturday tapped Chris Wright — the CEO of a fracking company who denies the climate emergency — as his energy secretary.

A staunch defender of fossil fuels, this move makes it clear: Trump's agenda is all about propping up Big Oil.“Not surprising but still appalling that Trump’s pick for Energy Secretary is a Big Oil CEO,” League of Conservation Voters senior vice president for government affairs Tiernan Sittenfeld Wright is a veteran of Colorado's oil and gas wars and stood out as someone who, during that 2019–21 moment when the industry was flirting with half-assed ESG greenwashing, believed it could instead just double down on trollish, almost gleeful climate denial. He was right!If you feel rage, despondency, confusion and deep fear today, you are not alone. We’re feeling it too. We are heartsick.

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