In yet another strike against the fossil fuel industry, President Biden made a call to temporarily freeze proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) projects “until the Department of Energy can update the underlying analyses for authorizations.” LNG exports will be paused indefinitely while environmental studies are conducted, which could take more than a year to complete.

In essence, the administration has made a major decision before producing the data or evidence necessary to justify this decision. And it has once again caved to the whims of the environmentalist agenda which claims LNG projects could potentially impact climate change. Activists had written to the administration in December asserting that LNG emits far more greenhouse gas emissions than coal.

The U.S. has been significantly increasing its LNG export capacity over the last decade; the cooled and liquified form makes it easy and safe to transport. We even became the........

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