1 week Ago By Nathan Worcester
President-elect Donald J. Trump announced a proposed new council to implement his far-reaching energy policies to be led by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his pick to lead the Department of the Interior.
“This Council will oversee the path to U.S. ENERGY DOMINANCE by cutting red tape, enhancing private sector investments across all sectors of the Economy, and by focusing on INNOVATION over longstanding, but totally unnecessary, regulation.
” His announcement stressed the importance of his energy agenda to facilitating American dominance of artificial intelligence as well as peacemaking through an expansion of U.S. power.
As chair of the new council, Burgum will also have a seat on the White House National Security Council, Trump said. The president-elect also highlighted his plans for the electrical grid by “dramatically increasing baseload power.” This, he said, will cut electrical bills for Americans and businesses and stave off blackouts.
On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly said that restoring American energy independence was crucial to improving its prestige on the world stage. Trump has yet to announce his pick for energy secretary, another role critical to advancing his energy-related proposals..
