{"id":3050,"date":"2025-01-31T00:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T00:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/doug-burgum-is-confirmed-by-senate-as-interior-secretary\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T00:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T00:27:51","slug":"doug-burgum-is-confirmed-by-senate-as-interior-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/doug-burgum-is-confirmed-by-senate-as-interior-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"Doug Burgum Is Confirmed by Senate as Interior Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining policies on federal lands and waters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The 79-18 vote for Mr. Burgum puts him in charge of nearly 500 million acres of public land, 1.7 billion acres of offshore waters, and more than 70,000 employees across the country tasked with protecting wildlife and endangered species, managing national parks and maintaining tribal lands. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He is expected to be a key player to implement President Trump\u2019s \u201cdrill, baby, drill\u201d agenda that calls for making it easier and cheaper for oil companies to operate, and loosening protections for wildlife as well as easing limits on air and water pollution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In addition to leading the Interior Department, Mr. Burgum is also to run a White House council charged with encouraging more oil and gas development. The role of the council is still undefined but it is expected to help meet Mr. Trump\u2019s goal of selling more American oil and gas to Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During the presidential campaign, Mr. Burgum acted as a conduit between Mr. Trump and the oil and gas industry. He helped gather fossil fuel executives at Mar-a-Lago for a now-famous dinner, during which Mr. Trump suggested that industry leaders <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/09\/climate\/trump-oil-gas-mar-a-lago.html\" title=\"\">raise $1 billion for his campaign<\/a>. He told the executives they would save far more than that in tax breaks and legal fees after he eliminated climate policies, according to several attendees who requested anonymity to discuss the private event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Burgum\u2019s role and his close ties to oil billionaires, including Harold Hamm, the founder of oil giant Continental Resources, drew criticism from many Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In written responses to lawmakers, Mr. Burgum sidestepped a question from Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, about whether he played a role in meetings between oil executives and Mr. Trump during the campaign where both public policy and campaign contributions were discussed. Mr. Burgum wrote that Mr. Trump\u2019s \u201cenergy dominance message is consistent regardless of venue.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Republicans expressed relief that Mr. Burgum would reverse policies of the Biden administration that were designed to reduce drilling and mining while increasing conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah and chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, accused the Biden administration and former Secretary Deb Haaland of \u201cthrottling\u201d fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cGovernor Doug Burgum understands what Secretary Haaland apparently forgot, that abundant affordable energy is a fundamental pillar of our national security,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Several Democrats said Mr. Burgum\u2019s vision for unleashed fossil fuels threatens the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s climate and energy policies are not a mystery; it is to exacerbate the climate crisis,\u201d said Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii, who spoke against Mr. Burgum yet voted for him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kier\u00e1n Suckling, executive director at the Center for Biological Diversity, was unsparing in his words for Democrats. \u201cIt\u2019s alarming that so many Senate Democrats were duped into voting for an oligarch who is now charged with stewarding the nation\u2019s public lands and wildlife,\u201d he said. \u201cIf Democrats want to know why so many people are disillusioned, they need to look no further than this vote.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A multimillionaire former Microsoft executive who served two terms as governor of North Dakota, Mr. Burgum ran briefly for the White House before dropping out of the race to endorse Mr. Trump and become his adviser on energy issues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">During his confirmation hearing Mr. Burgum said he viewed America\u2019s public lands and waters as part of the country\u2019s financial \u201cbalance sheet,\u201d with potentially trillions of dollars worth of oil, gas and minerals waiting to be extracted beneath the surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe have all this debt,\u201d Mr. Burgum said. But \u201cwe never talk about the assets,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s our responsibility to get a return for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cNot every acre of federal land is a national park or a wilderness area,\u201d Mr. Burgum said, adding, \u201cSome of those areas we have to absolutely protect for their precious stuff, but the rest of it, this is America\u2019s balance sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Burgum<span class=\"css-8l6xbc evw5hdy0\">  <\/span>declared that any curbs on energy production posed a national security threat and endorsed Mr. Trump\u2019s vision of \u201cenergy dominance,\u201d a phrase that is shorthand for more fossil fuel production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He also insisted that the United States was in the midst of an energy crisis, even as it is <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/todayinenergy\/detail.php?id=61545\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">producing<\/a> more oil than any nation at any time in history and is the world\u2019s leading exporter of liquefied natural gas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Burgum said he would pursue an \u201call of the above\u201d strategy but also said he would cut incentives for what he called \u201cintermittent\u201d power projects, referring to renewable energy like wind and solar power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He said there has been too much so-called \u201cintermittent\u201d power built in recent years and not enough baseload, referring to gas or coal that can be stored and burned to produce electricity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels produced on federal lands and waters <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.usgs.gov\/sir\/2024\/5103\/sir20245103.pdf\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">account for nearly 22 percent<\/a> of U.S. greenhouse gases. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/30\/climate\/doug-burgum-interior-secretary.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Burgum, a promoter 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