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Interior nominee Doug Burgum told Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that he would work with Democrats on alternative energy solutions.
“You can count on that, that I will,” Burgum said.
The question followed a prior exchange with Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), during which Burgum appeared lukewarm on the benefits of wind power—an energy source President-elect Donald Trump has frequently criticized as ineffective and harmful to wildlife.
North Dakota sources more than one-third of its power from wind turbines. But Burgum emphasized that wind is an intermittent power source that must be “balanced” with persistent sources to support the energy grid….
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