On April 21, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry was a featured
speaker at EARTHx in Fair Park, a three-day event focused on environmental
responsibility and sustainability. Perry expressed optimism to the 150,000
attendees regarding the Trump Administration’s stance on environmental
protection.
“I’m
proud to work with a president who believes he needs people like me around him
to help develop the policies to protect our people, to protect our resources,
to protect our planet,” Perry said.
A
fifth-generation Texan, Perry was his home state’s longest-serving governor
before he was appointed energy secretary. He has long advocated for economic
growth while simultaneously maintaining a clean environment — a persistent
struggle between many Democrats and Republicans. At a G7 summit in Tuscany in
April, Perry struck an angry tone, stressing that his counterparts could learn
a lot from his tenure as Texas governor.
During his EARTHx speech, Perry highlighted the environmental growth the state achieved under his 14 years as governor and emphasized progress without “over taxation, over litigation, or over regulation.”
