Lawmakers questioned President-elect Trump’s energy secretary on climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration’s green energy agenda during his nomination hearing, which saw disruptions from several climate protesters. [emphasis, links added]
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Chris Wright, Liberty Energy Inc. CEO and Trump’s pick to head the Energy Department, on Wednesday, which was also his birthday.
The Trump nominee was introduced by a Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, who described him as “an unrestrained enthusiast for fossil fuels.”
Wright focused his responses on energy dominance, saying that climate change is a “real issue,” global energy demand, and his focus on growing energy resources.
“America has a historic opportunity to secure our energy systems, deliver leadership in scientific and technological innovation, steward our weapons stockpiles, and meet Cold War legacy waste commitments,” Wright said in his opening statement.
Wright said he has identified three “immediate tasks” that he would focus his attention on if confirmed: unleashing American energy, leading the world in innovation and technology breakthroughs, and increasing production in America.
“President Trump shares my passion for energy, and if confirmed, I will work tirelessly to implement his bold agenda as an unabashed steward for all sources of affordable, reliable, and secure American energy,” Wright told the committee.
Republicans, such as Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, positioned their questioning on Biden administration policies, such as a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, regulations on household appliances, and most recently blocking drilling along the coast.
Multiple Democratic senators claimed that the committee chairman, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, scheduled the confirmation hearing before all required paperwork on Wright was provided to the members of the committee.
Other Democrats used their time at the mic to claim the Los Angeles fires were caused by “climate change.”
“Despite the misinformation that’s circulating here in the Capitol, into California, and everywhere in between, it’s clear that these fires only reach the size and the scale that they have because of unseasonably dry vegetation and extremely high winds, both of which are a direct result of climate change,” Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said during the hearing.
California Sen. Alex Padilla asked Chris Wright, a fracking executive and Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary, about a time he called wildfires "hype to justify…bad government policies."
The LA wildfires killed dozens in the past week.
Wright said he stands by his comments. pic.twitter.com/bssNUGwn0L
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) January 15, 2025
Asked about the issue of climate change, Wright said he believes it’s a “real issue”.
“I’ve studied and followed the data and the evolution of climate change for at least 20 years now. It is a global issue. It is a real issue. It’s a challenging issue,” Wright said, adding that he believes the solution to climate change “is to evolve our energy system.”
‼️Climate activists interrupt Trump Department of Energy nominee Chris Wright’s opening statement:@GCaldwell_news pic.twitter.com/43AcnJWTO7
— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) January 15, 2025
Fox News Digital captured footage of several climate change protesters who disrupted Wright’s hearing on Wednesday.
One protester stood up while Wright was being questioned and asked if his policies would “put out the fires in LA.”
“Are you gonna ask any questions or just softball on the climate this entire time?” said another protester who was removed from the hearing room.
Several other climate protesters were also stationed outside the hearing room, with shirts that read, “I won’t let my future burn.”
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The Climate Activists we call them Useful Idiots
I’m still waiting for scientific evidence to prove this thing called “climate change”. It seems it’s fashionable to agree to its existence even though your thoughts are the opposite.
All the predictions made by climate change advocates have not come to fruition. It’s always hot in summer and cold in winter, and these people pick things that can’t be verified, so when extreme weather comes along that’s an example of climate change. Well, I say no, because I’ve been around long enough to know it’s been hotter and colder in the past. It’s just the weather.
There are records showing there are less cyclones (in the south), less hurricanes (in the north) polar bears are thriving and coral reefs are doing just fine. Less people are dying because of weather related events because house are better built.
Professor Ian Plimer (and others) have said that we are currently at the peak in time of an interglacial period and that we are more likely to be on the path towards the next cool period. This can be observed in climate charts dating back hundreds of thousands of years. This being the case, wouldn’t it makes more sense to be slowly preparing for that, rather than blaming every extreme weather event on some miystical thing called climate change?
Biden the Blunder and the Stupid Jackass Party(Liberal Democrats)want Big Brother and a UN/Global Government in our everyday lives and the stupid regulations on household Appliance