There is no question that American LNG exports would be great news for our allies in Europe as well as other nations around the world that want to buy our LNG.
I might make just one comment regarding the scenario of exporting gas to Russia...
I am in favor of LNG exports, but I have four concerns.
The mere signal that America is serious about natural gas exports would immediately strengthen their negotiating position.
It is this American ingenuity that discovered there is enough natural gas to use domestically and to export to our allies around the globe.
Our European allies expressed a strong interest in being able to import LNG from the U.S.
the current process for approved LNG exports is very slow and unpredictable
It is a false dichotomy to say that we must choose between allowing for the sale of natural gas to other nations or keeping it here.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration has been considerably less than proactive in addressing our infrastructure challenges.
There is no question that the energy boom is great news for the U.S. But without an infrastructure boom to match it, the benefits of our ene...
But his actions indicate that certainly on coal he does not see that coal really has a future in America, despite what he might say.