White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality

Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a long-time apostle of fossil fuel expansion, issued a blunt directive to the world’s largest oil and gas producers on Monday: Produce more, and do it now. The call came in Houston at the “Super Bowl” of energy conferences. Thousands of miles away, smoke rose over the Persian Gulf following weeks … Continue reading White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality