The Texas Fossil Fuel Fan Club Meets Again
Inside the Legislature’s latest love letter to big oil.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/the-texas-fossil-fuel-fan-club-meets
Due to climate change, between 40% and 70% of all Earth’s species could become extinct within the next 100 years. We already know that 97% of the world’s scientists agree on climate change, while the fossil fuel industry pays off the remaining 3%. Yet, if you listen to the Republicans in the Texas Legislature, you’d think we aren’t in a crisis. Instead of actively working to prevent the extinction of the human race, the GOP seems hellbent on accelerating it.
And nothing screams “we care about the planet” like HB2890, a proposal from Rep. Jared Patterson to form a Gulf Coast interstate compact to protect liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Patterson opened his remarks by gushing over LNG’s $44 billion contribution to GDP and the thousands of jobs it supposedly supports. He warned that Biden’s temporary pause on LNG exports devastated Texas, as if the administration had banned brisket and bluebonnets.
But that’s what it’s all about with these guys. Profit over people, always.
Methane leaks from natural gas infrastructure are a major contributor to global warming, and exporting LNG only increases emissions through the energy-intensive liquefaction and transport processes.