Chris Wright Is Confirmed to Be Secretary of Energy | The former fracking executive said in confirmation hearings that his top priority would be to “unleash” American [fossil] energy production.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/climate/chris-wright-energy-secretary.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uU4.4cV9.3zbreouX4di1

by silence7

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  1. The cloture vote (the vote to end debate) was last week. A roll call will be posted [here](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/11/15) in a day or two.

    Americans: it’s really important to reach out to your Senators and ask them to stop voting for nominees (and every other action) at every step right now.

    Edit: Supposedly every Republican voted to confirm, along with 8 of the 47 Democrats and independents. The 8 are:

    * Bennett (CO)
    * Gallego (AZ)
    * Hassan (NH)
    * Heinrich (NM)
    * Hickenlooper (CO)
    * King (ME)
    * Lujan (NM)
    * Shaheen (NH).

  3. we’re all going to die (sooner than we should)

    lead regulations – removed
    fossil fuels – full speed ahead
    climate change – f it

    these people are insane

  4. Weird goal for an agency whose main job is to maintain the nukes.

  5. these aren’t the new “heads” of these agencies, they’re the end of them.

    This is the door.

  6. Yay! Not only the social inequalities, fear mongering and environmental raping of the 1950s, but the same energy focus too. Way to look forward. No wonder China is replacing us on the world stage.

  10. I hate- and this cannot be emphasized enough- ALL TRUMP VOTERS

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