Rick Perry wrong choice for Secretary of Energy

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree released the following statement today on news that President-elect Trump will nominate former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of Energy.

“As Maine is already dealing with the effects of climate change, it’s crucial that our country move away from fossil fuels while promoting energy efficiency and developing sources of clean, renewable power.  The Department of Energy has a key role in these efforts.  Over the last eight years, the agency’s investments have been vital in advancing exciting projects in Maine, from the University of Maine’s development of an offshore wind turbine to Ocean Renewable Power Company’s tidal generators.  With his fondness for fossil fuels, denials of climate change, and past proposals to disband the Department of Energy outright, I think Governor Perry will take our energy policy and economy in the wrong direction.”