President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote world peace and lower costs and voiced concerns about the reliability of renewable power sources promoted under the Biden administration.

The former North Dakota governor told senators at his confirmation hearing that he saw limits on energy production as a national security threat.

“The American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance, and by energy dominance, that’s the foundation of American prosperity,” said Burgum, a former software executive who just finished his second term as North Dakota’s governor.

Doug Burgum described Trump’s aspiration to achieve ... Carbon-capture skeptics say the technology is untested at scale and allows the fossil-fuel industry to continue largely unchanged.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday the U.S. can leverage development of fossil fuels and other energy sources to promote

Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, seeking confirmation as the secretary of the interior.

Rooted in Wolfowitz Doctrine, Donald Trump will seek to dominate energy markets to weaken adversaries and bolster US’ geopolitical standing

As skyrocketing utility prices loom on the horizon, four more state leaders stand behind Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s complaint about PJM’s management of the power grid.

Experts say a new Trump executive order won’t immediately affect Dominion’s Virginia Beach wind farm, but it could delay future offshore development.

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans say "drill, baby, drill" will help foot the bill for their expansive agenda.

At a recent Senate confirmation hearing, Trump’s choice for Interior secretary, Doug Burgum, stressed a concern over the electricity grid’s reliability in the U.S. in the face of increasing demand from tech companies to power artificial intelligence.

The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House