Doug Burgum

You know, the miracle of irrigation that Theodore Roosevelt came up with. We wouldn't have agriculture in Arizona or California without that. And then Bureau of Indian Affairs is part of Interior. And that's something I had a lot of experience with and all the challenges that we face in terms of health care and education on the tribal areas. So across the whole realm of Interior,

And everything that I had in North Dakota is part of my job today, except one thing. And that's offshore oil production because North Dakota, as you would know, is the center of North America. So if you're afraid of sharks, you should move to North Dakota because it literally is the furthest place in North America from any ocean. So we had no offshore.

And everything that I had in North Dakota is part of my job today, except one thing. And that's offshore oil production because North Dakota, as you would know, is the center of North America. So if you're afraid of sharks, you should move to North Dakota because it literally is the furthest place in North America from any ocean. So we had no offshore.

But today, earlier today, I had a chance to get on my first offshore platform and and see the innovation and entrepreneurship there that's, again, now providing about 16% of the oil for America.

But today, earlier today, I had a chance to get on my first offshore platform and and see the innovation and entrepreneurship there that's, again, now providing about 16% of the oil for America.

Well, I think you're spot on. I mean, human flourishing depends on everyone. And I think if you're talking about access for everyone, you just take a look. I mean, we could have as many as 800 million people on the planet, shy of a billion, that don't have access to electricity. And they need more energy. Now with AI coming, the demand for power is going to go up.

Well, I think you're spot on. I mean, human flourishing depends on everyone. And I think if you're talking about access for everyone, you just take a look. I mean, we could have as many as 800 million people on the planet, shy of a billion, that don't have access to electricity. And they need more energy. Now with AI coming, the demand for power is going to go up.

The demand for advanced manufacturing. So we're not in any kind of energy transition. We're in an area where we need energy addition. And if we want human flourishing, if we want to reach our planet's fullest potential, and if we want to take care of our environment, which we can do all these things at the same time. Even that requires energy.

The demand for advanced manufacturing. So we're not in any kind of energy transition. We're in an area where we need energy addition. And if we want human flourishing, if we want to reach our planet's fullest potential, and if we want to take care of our environment, which we can do all these things at the same time. Even that requires energy.

I mean, if you're worried about water sources, well, desalination, which we can do, requires a lot of energy. Transportation of goods requires energy. So whether it's the clothes on your back, the food on your table, the transportation drive, there's an energy component to all of that. And electrifying stuff doesn't change. It just changes the source of it. We still need to create the electricity.

I mean, if you're worried about water sources, well, desalination, which we can do, requires a lot of energy. Transportation of goods requires energy. So whether it's the clothes on your back, the food on your table, the transportation drive, there's an energy component to all of that. And electrifying stuff doesn't change. It just changes the source of it. We still need to create the electricity.

So I feel like that if anybody is concerned about the environment, they should want to have, It... every ounce of a liquid fuel and every electron produced in the United States. Because if you compare us to any other country, we produce it cleaner, safer, smarter, and healthier than anyone else.

So I feel like that if anybody is concerned about the environment, they should want to have, It... every ounce of a liquid fuel and every electron produced in the United States. Because if you compare us to any other country, we produce it cleaner, safer, smarter, and healthier than anyone else.

And I learned in North Dakota over those eight years as governor, where we were always on the top of the list of cleanest water, cleanest air, best soil health, all of these things that we were able to achieve. And we were going up the charts in terms of energy production. These things go hand in hand. It's not either or, it's a plus when you can do both.

And I learned in North Dakota over those eight years as governor, where we were always on the top of the list of cleanest water, cleanest air, best soil health, all of these things that we were able to achieve. And we were going up the charts in terms of energy production. These things go hand in hand. It's not either or, it's a plus when you can do both.

to produce it cleaner more safely and with a lower footprint and and build economic prosperity for us as exporters yes absolutely i mean so the the net formula that you've just described is the more energy that's produced in the united states the better it is for the globe and the better it is for american prosperity and i would say it's not just for the globe environmentally it's also for for peace it's not just prosperity at home but literally the two

to produce it cleaner more safely and with a lower footprint and and build economic prosperity for us as exporters yes absolutely i mean so the the net formula that you've just described is the more energy that's produced in the united states the better it is for the globe and the better it is for american prosperity and i would say it's not just for the globe environmentally it's also for for peace it's not just prosperity at home but literally the two

The two proxy wars that we've been involved in with Russia after Russia invaded Ukraine and after, you know, Iran funding 24 different terror groups, they were funding those wars against us with their oil and gas sales. And so if we can replace their customers with U.S. sources, they have less revenue. They have less funding literally to fund terrorism. So it is prosperity at home, peace abroad.

The two proxy wars that we've been involved in with Russia after Russia invaded Ukraine and after, you know, Iran funding 24 different terror groups, they were funding those wars against us with their oil and gas sales. And so if we can replace their customers with U.S. sources, they have less revenue. They have less funding literally to fund terrorism. So it is prosperity at home, peace abroad.

It's nothing short of that.