N.Y. Times Ad Urges Slowdown on LNG Exports
More than 40 groups and individuals urged President Obama to take a "time out" in what they called a headlong run to export more than 40 percent of America's natural gas for use by other nations, in an ad in the New York Times (here). The ad was signed by the Civil Society Institute, Sierra Club, Physicians Scientists Engineers for Healthy Energy, "Gasland" director Josh Fox, actor Mark Ruffalo and others.
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It directed readers to the group's website (here), which said exporting liquefied natural gas will mean more drilling and fracking on U.S. land, which it called "dirty and dangerous practices." Exports will allow the gas industry to make billions of dollars at the expense of our communities and public health, it said.