Pause Overturn Celebrated

Energy Advocates Celebrate LNG Export Pause Overturn (DC Journal)
Taylor Millard (July 12): Judge James D. Cain Jr. recently halted President Biden’s temporary pause on new USLNG licenses. Cain ruled that the actions were outside the scope of presidential authority and rooted in politics. Looking back, why did Biden hit the pause button on LNG exports? November politics. This pandering is despite carbon emissions dropping 36% from 2005 through 2021 in the United States. That drop was credited to the switch from coal to natural gas. When asked why the administration enacted the pause despite science showing that natural gas is good for the environment, Petronerds’ Trisha Curtis said it was because policymakers don’t understand how energy works. “They’re putting greenwashing ahead of humankind, truthfully.” In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the EU turned to USLNG to keep the lights on. American LNG exports to Europe shot up 115%, a boon to a burgeoning American industry. Link to Content

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