Biden climate warrior nominee who argued for higher energy prices has stake in oil and gas firm

Ann Carlson, President Biden's pick to oversee federal fuel economy standards, quietly disclosed a new stake in an oil and gas development firm.

Carlson, who was first appointed in early 2021 to oversee climate standards for cars and trucks at NHTSA as the agency's chief counsel, has for years argued in favor of policies increasing the price of traditional energy to incentivize green alternatives. For example, in 2008, she argued for a cap-and-trade scheme regulating carbon emissions, saying it would increase prices and incentivize industry changes. Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"The news about this shift away from coal is mostly good, but the drop in natural gas prices has a significant downside for transitioning to a low or zero carbon electricity sector. Natural gas prices are so cheap that they’re displacing investments in renewable energy, particularly wind," Carlson wrote in June 2012 blog post.