'Prove It': Leaders Challenge Obama on Natural Gas Claims

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http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/03/18-11



At the largest environmental protest in Baltimore history, protesters rallied against the proposed Cove Point LNG export terminal on Feb. 20.

'Prove It': Leaders Challenge Obama on Natural Gas Claims
- Lauren McCauley, staff writer
Published on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 by Common Dreams

A coalition of environmental leaders sent a letter to President Obama on Tuesday calling on him to "reverse course" on his pursuit of liquified natural gas (LNG) exports and, in the interest of climate urgency, keep all fossil fuels "in the ground."

"We are disturbed by your administration’s support for hydraulic fracturing," the group writes, "particularly, your plan to build liquefied natural gas export terminals along U.S. coastlines that would ship large amounts of fracked gas around the world."

Though applauding Obama's efforts to "elevate" the climate crisis, the letter argues that the expansion of U.S. exports of fracked and liquified natural gas would "significantly undermine" these promises.

During a press call on Tuesday, 350.org founder Bill McKibben—who co-authored the letter—questioned the president's commitment to addressing the climate crisis, saying, "We'll find out how sincere he is."

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1. "We'll find out how sincere he is."

> "We are disturbed by your administration’s support for hydraulic fracturing," the group writes,
> "particularly, your plan to build liquefied natural gas export terminals along U.S. coastlines
> that would ship large amounts of fracked gas around the world."

Supports fracking for gas.
Supports the ongoing destruction of aquifers & poisoning of water supplies.
Supports building pipelines left right & centre.
Supports the exploitation of tar sands.
Supports wide-scale destruction of wetlands.
Supports coal extraction.
Supports shallow water gas & oil extraction.
Supports deep water gas & oil extraction.
Supports the spying on & undermining of international climate accords.

> "We'll find out how sincere he is."

Just how long are you going to wait in the "Hope" that his committment to environmental
issues might just "Change"?

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