"Rick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump’s Pick as Energy Secretary"

"WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to name the former Texas governor Rick Perry as his secretary of energy.

The selection of Mr. Perry to lead the energy agency would offer a rich irony: During a televised debate in 2011, when he was seeking the Republican nomination, Mr. Perry intended to list the Department of Energy among agencies he wanted to eliminate, but he could not remember its name.

While Texas is rich in energy resources and Mr. Perry is an enthusiastic advocate of extracting them, it is not clear how that experience would translate into leading what is also a major national security agency. Despite its name, the Department of Energy plays the leading role in designing nuclear weapons and in ensuring the safety and reliability of the nation’s aging nuclear arsenal through a constellation of scientific laboratories."

Coral Davenport reports for the New York Times December 13, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Trump Taps Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry To Head Energy Department He Once Vowed To Abolish" (Washington Post)

"Donald Trump Picks Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as Energy Secretary" (Wall Street Journal)

"Report: Rick Perry Picked to Lead Energy Agency He Couldn't Remember the Name Of" (Gizmodo)

"Rick Perry, Trump's Energy Pick, on Climate Change: 'One Contrived Phony Mess'" (InsideClimate News)

"Rick Perry, Climate Denier and Dakota Access Pipeline Owner Board Member, Named Energy Secretary" (Desmog)

"DOE: Rick Perry To Lead Agency He Promised To Kill — Source" (Greenwire)

"Rick Perry Tapped to Run Energy Agency He Vowed to Kill" (Climate Central)

"Rick Perry Tapped To Be Energy Secretary Under Donald Trump, Reports Say" (McClatchy)

"Trump's Pick For Energy Secretary Once Sought To Eliminate DOE" (Nature)