Macron Taps Former TV Show Host As Environment Minister

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French President Emmanuel Macron brought on Nicolas Hulot, an environmentalist who hosted a TV nature show, as his environment minister. Hulot’s presence in Macron’s cabinet boosts the new president’s green credentials, but it’s sent stocks in EDF — France’s state-owned utility — spiraling downward. Hulot is an anti-nuclear power activist and will carry out Macron’s […]

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May 19, 2017 at 01:22AM