New Delhi:
US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and local weather change sceptic Chris Wright as vitality secretary on Saturday, tasking him with “chopping pink tape” which the brand new administration hopes will drive funding in fossil fuels.
“As Secretary of Power, Chris will likely be a key chief, driving innovation, chopping pink tape, and ushering in a brand new ‘Golden Age of American Prosperity and World Peace,'” Trump mentioned in a press release.
Wright is a founding father of Liberty Power, which serves the vitality corporations which have massively elevated US fossil gas manufacturing lately by extracting oil and fuel from shale fields in a course of generally known as “fracking.”
“My dedication to bettering human lives stays steadfast, with a deal with making American vitality extra reasonably priced, dependable, and safe,” Wright mentioned on X after Trump’s announcement.