Trump picks Liberty Energy CEO and Oklo board member Chris Wright as Energy secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "Most significantly, Chris was one of the pioneers who helped launch the American Shale Revolution that fueled American Energy Independence, and transformed the Global Energy Markets and Geopolitics," Trump said.
61% : "Trump described Wright as a "leading technologist and entrepreneur in the energy sector.
47% : The company's stock gained nearly 9% on Nov. 6 after Trump won the U.S. presidential election, but its shares have since pulled back.
44% : Wright has denied that climate change presents a global crisis that needs to be addressed through a transition away from fossil fuels.
35% : ""There is no such thing as clean energy or dirty energy," Wright said.
30% : Trump has vowed to increase fossil fuel production to reduce energy costs, though analysts and some oil executives have said the president has little influence on oil and natural gas output in the U.S.The U.S. has produced more crude oil than any other country in history, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, since 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration.

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