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Category: Department of Energy
Perry regrets call to eliminate Energy Department
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Energy Department, said Thursday he regrets his infamous statement about abolishing the federal agency and insisted it performs a critical function. Perry told a Senate committee that if confirmed, he will be a passionate advocate for the department’s core missions and will seek to draw “greater attention to the vital role played by the agency,” especially in protecting and modernizing the nation’s nuclear stockpile.
Guest Post From Cheryl Rofer: The Department of Energy, What Does it Do? Y “
According to the New York Times , Rick Perry, former governor of Texas, presidential aspirant, and now Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, um, didn’t know what the Department of Energy does when he accepted Trump’s nomination. “Sure I’ll be Ambassador for Oil and Gas,” he said.
Nothing to Worry About Here
Between the Trump transition team’s infighting, incompetence, and high-profile resignations, any decisions that signaled even a modicum of stability for the country would come as a relief at this point. Unfortunately, the nascent Trump Administration isn’t inclined to calm anyone’s nerves.
Honest, truthful scientist fired by DOE for not defending Obama’s climate action plan
The U.S. Department of Energy is the latest government agency to be exposed for putting politics over principle after it was revealed that a top DOE scientist was fired simply for telling the truth about climate change. Reports indicate that Noelle Metting was basically canned by the Obama administration when she was caught answering questions from a legislative committee honestly, which apparently is a major no-no when it comes to anything related to climate change policy .
Obama Credits Green Energy For Cutting Foreign Oil Imports – He’s Wrong
President Barack Obama is making a major public relations blitz to highlight his legacy, including tying falling reliance on foreign oil to his green energy policies. Obama claimed the U.S. “traded foreign oil for clean energy,” but what he should have said is the U.S. traded foreign oil for hydraulic fracturing.
Lesson One for Rick Perry: The Energy Department Doesn’t Produce Much Energy
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration supervises the removal of 68 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from the Czech Republic in 2013. A former governor of Texas the state that produces more crude oil, natural gas, lignite coal, wind power and refined petroleum products than any other would seem to be a natural choice for secretary of energy.
Lesson One for Rick Perry: The Energy Department Doesn’t Produce Much Energy
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration supervises the removal of 68 kilograms of highly enriched uranium from the Czech Republic in 2013. A former governor of Texas the state that produces more crude oil, natural gas, lignite coal, wind power and refined petroleum products than any other would seem to be a natural choice for secretary of energy.