{"id":132287,"date":"2016-12-13T16:53:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-13T23:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/trump-picks-rick-perry-as-secretary-of-energy.html"},"modified":"2016-12-15T22:19:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T05:19:15","slug":"trump-picks-rick-perry-as-secretary-of-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/12\/13\/trump-picks-rick-perry-as-secretary-of-energy.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump picks Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which is not the most awful of picks, if only because Energy isn't as critical a post as, say, State or Justice. Still, in areas of fossil fuel use and climate change research, there's plenty of damage Perry can (and likely will) do.<\/p>\n

The irony here is that (a) Perry once vowed to abolish the agency if he became President, and (b) this is the agency he famously forgot the name of during a presidential debate.<\/p>\n

Perry's focus on oil and gas (oh, look, another one) means that what the DoE has been doing around renewable energy sources is likely to get short shrift. His position on climate change is also not encouraging (deriding "the secular carbon cult").<\/p>\n

Indeed, his whole stance on science is … deplorable, especially since the DoE runs energy labs across the nation. As he's put it, "I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling into their projects." That coming in conjunction with a witch hunt-style survey sent to DoE leadership by the Trump transition team bodes poorly.<\/p>\n

Other miscellany: homophobe, death penalty enthusiast, gun rights activist (A+ from the NRA), and a Dancing with the Stars<\/i> contestant. None of those are likely to play a major role in his new post, but it's worth mentioning.<\/p>\n

He previously denounced his new boss as a "barking carnival act." But, hey, when there's a cabinet post involved, who's going to object at the smell of the greasepaint?<\/p>\n

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Other references:
– https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rick_Perry<\/a>
– http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/trump-picks-energy-department-opponent-rick-perry-energy-secretary-sources-n695241<\/a>
– http:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/310111-trump-taps-rick-perry-to-lead-energy-department<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nTrump taps former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy Department he once vowed to abolish<\/a><\/span>
\nAs a presidential candidate, Perry once vowed to eliminate the Energy Department.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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