An executive decision to pause LNG exports and projects is being called out as 'reckless' by Alaska's senior senator.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - An “irresponsible and reckless political stunt.” That’s what Alaska’s Senior Senator, Lisa Murkowski, called a recent decision by President Joe Biden to pause exports on liquified natural gas commonly referred to as LNG. The pause has also been cited as a part of ongoing efforts from Biden to fight climate change for which his administrations counts 11 actions in that effort, including the canceled sales of oil and gas leases in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
According to the White House, the pause will not impact the ability to supply LNG to U.S. allies in the short term. This is important as the U.S. has worked with the E.U. to ensure aggressive acts cannot threaten LNG supplies. There will also be several LNG projects starting in the coming years to ensure supplies continue.
The decision also aligns Biden with environmentalists who agree that climate change is a serious threat and the praise for the pause is likely to help the president gain support from those groups in the upcoming election. Biden also said in a statement, “we will heed the calls of young people and frontline communities who are using their voices to demand action from those with the power to act.
President Biden’s decision to pause LNG exports plays right into the hands of Iran and Russia. This irresponsible and reckless political stunt hurts not only Americans but compromises our allies across the world.In a post on Feb. 11, Murkowski uploaded a video of a speech about the development. She spoke about a hearing in which the issue was discussed by both U.S. leadership and foreign officials. This included Dr.
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