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US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named his campaign donor and advocate for “fracking” – the extraction of hydrocarbons by hydraulic fracturing – Chris Wright – Energy Minister for the government of the Republican tycoon, who will come to power on January 20.

“I am pleased to announce that Chris Wright will be joining my administration as Secretary of Energy and Energy. member of the newly created National Energy Council”, Trump said in a statement, adding that Wright “was a leading technologist and entrepreneur in the energy sector.”

The Republican noted that the next secretary “He was one of the pioneers who helped start the American shale revolution.” – or shale gas – which increased America’s energy independence and changed the global energy system.”

“As Energy Secretary, Chris will be a key leader who will promote innovation, reduce bureaucracy and usher in a new golden age American prosperity and global peace,” he emphasized.

“Wright, a self-described tech nerd turned entrepreneur, is Founder, CEO and President of Liberty Energy” Trump spoke in detail.

Additionally, he emphasized his “passion for bringing the benefits of energy to all communities in the world”: “This passion inspired him to pursue a career in the energy sector, working not only in oil and gas, but also in nuclear, solar and geothermal energy.”

Trump says Wright will contribute “rational thinking for energy dialogue.”

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Liberty Energy, a company founded by Wright, is a Denver-based energy billing company. According to the American network CNN, Wright acknowledged the link between burning fossil fuels and climate change. but expressed doubts as to whether the latter was due to worsening extreme weather conditions.

(Europe Press)