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Chris Wright: “50 years ago, we got a little less than 85% of our energy…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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How America Can Unleash the Next Energy Revolution: A Fireside Chat with Secretary Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 32:05

Yeah, energy is hard because it's big and it moves slowly. Like the technology is exciting. I love it. But you know, 50 years ago, we got a little less than 85% of our energy from coal, oil, and gas. Today, we get a little less than 85% of our energy from coal, oil, and gas. The market share has changed. Oil's market share has changed dramatically. Natural gas has grown the fastest. So gas is probably will pass oil and coal in the next 10 or 20 years as the biggest source of energy on the planet. (32:05–32:16)

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Asserts that the proportion of energy sourced from coal, oil, and gas has remained relatively constant over 50 years.

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