Trump picks fracking magnate Chris Wright to head Department of Energy

Donald Trump has named fracking magnate Chris Wright to head the Department of Energy .

Bonner Cohen : Wright will have his hands full reengineering the sprawling DOE from a place where the Biden administration disbursed billions of dollars in congressionally approved funds to support climate-friendly” projects and technologies.

Mr. Wright can be expected to reverse policies that effectively ban gas-fueled household appliances.

And at the DOE , Mr. Wright can help make way for more oil and gas pipelines. These and other steps can reestablish Mr. Trump ’s vision of American energy dominance. This article originally appeared in The Washington Times Bonner R. Cohen is a senior fellow at the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow , where he concentrates on energy, natural resources, and international relations. He also serves as a senior policy adviser with the Heartland Institute , a senior policy advisor at the National Center for Public Policy Research , and as adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute . Original article link.