Department of Energy nominee Chris Wright’s confirmation hearing: What to know, how to watch

January 15, 2025 US onAir Curator

Source: USA Today

By Fernando Cervantes Jr. et al – January 15, 2025

Chris Wright, the oil industry CEO tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Energy, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

As the CEO of the Colorado-based Liberty Energy who has said “there is no climate crisis,” Wright’s nomination comes with controversy.

In a video posted in 2023 on LinkedIn, Wright took aim at the scientific consensus that manmade greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for the warming planet.

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