DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Picks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDenying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a>&Gas Magnate as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergySecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecretary</span></a>. He Once Drank <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrackingFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrackingFluid</span></a> on Live TV</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, November 18, 2024</p><p>"As we broadcast all week from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/COP29" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COP29</span></a> talks in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Azerbaijan</span></a>, we look at what Donald Trump’s reelection as U.S. president means for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> advocates are raising alarm over Trump’s picks for key roles in his administration, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a> magnate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChrisWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChrisWright</span></a> to serve as energy secretary and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthDakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> to lead the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InteriorDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteriorDepartment</span></a>, where he could greatly expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drilling</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLands</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Burgum</span></a>, a major ally of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> industry, was also tapped to head a newly created <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalEnergyCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalEnergyCouncil</span></a> aimed at increasing oil and gas production. </p><p>"For more on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> transition, we speak with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManishBapna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ManishBapna</span></a>, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NRDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRDC</span></a>] and Natural Resources Defense Council Action. He calls Trump’s picks 'deeply troubling' but says there is still room for optimism. 'The clean energy transition in the United States is unstoppable. It’s going to hit some speed bumps now, but it will move forward,' says Bapna."</p><p>Watch / Transcript:<br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/cop29_usa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2024/11/18/co</span><span class="invisible">p29_usa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a></p>