Trump taps oil exec, climate skeptic Chris Wright for energy secretary

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Nov. 16 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced Denver-based oil executive Chris Wright as his choice for to head the Department of Energy. Wright is the CEO of oil fracking and natural gas firm Liberty Energy and has questioned the role of fossil fuels in the Earth's changing climate and related weather events. Advertisement "Chris has been a leading technologist and entrepreneur in energy," Trump said in a statement announcing Wright's appointment. "He has worked in

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