Trump Department of Energy nominee Chris Wright is often called an unconventional thinker in the oil industry. He plans to bring that same approach to his new job.

Chris Wright, a Denver energy company executive who denies that climate change is a pressing threat, is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Why it matters: The appointment puts Wright,

The United States has seen a significant increase in the use of clean energy over the last few years; however, Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of energy, has claimed otherwise.