DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Picks <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateDenying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenying</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a>&Gas Magnate as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnergySecretary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergySecretary</span></a>. He Once Drank <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrackingFluid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrackingFluid</span></a> on Live TV</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>COP29</span></a> talks in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Azerbaijan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>fracking</span></a> magnate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChrisWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>NorthDakota</span></a> Governor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DougBurgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DougBurgum</span></a> to lead the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InteriorDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteriorDepartment</span></a>, where he could greatly expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/drilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drilling</span></a> on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalLands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalLands</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Burgum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Burgum</span></a>, a major ally of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> transition, we speak with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManishBapna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" 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" 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" target="_blank">#<span>ViewerSupportedNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigOilAndGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigOilAndGas</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpAppointments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAppointments</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeaveItInTheGround" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveItInTheGround</span></a></p>