Winning: The Energy Edition

*snort*

Ya sure, let's go with that.

Yes the truth shall set you free.

Obama did a great job with LNG, the US became the world's top producer and he approved the export of LNG then he approved the very expensive and special development of the ports/machinery capable of exporting LNG.  Just another example of how good of a job Obama did as pres.

Obama had a great balance of oil and gas AND alt energy. The US greatly expanded all under Obama, not to mention the nice cheap gas we have had for the past few years.

You know if Trump had anything to do with this, he'ld be banging his own drum and singing praises to himself as the greatest achievement of any president ever. His wins are so rare when he does have one, or what he thinks is one, it would be played up in all his self promotional (read campaign) speeches as well as by his sycophants and press monkeys. It would be more than a blurb in some right wing non profit think tank.

Dont let him know its an Obama set up or else he'll try to shut it down.

"Trump is mostly doubling down on what President Obama got started. The Obama administration approved roughly two dozen natural-gas export applications to countries the U.S. doesn't have free-trade agreements with, according to Energy Department data. The Obama administration also rejiggered the federal review process in 2014 to make it go faster for most companies waiting for approval."

************"The Obama administration also rejiggered the federal review process in 2014 to make it go faster for most companies waiting for approval."**********

"As of Dec. 31 the Energy Department had given final approval to five liquefied natural gas export proposals. It has given conditional approval to four others — including the proposed Dominion Cove facility in Lusby, Maryland — pending environmental studies and other federal reviews."

www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/22/obama-embraces-natural-gas-exports-to-drive-job-gr/

"The Department of Energy gave final approval for a Palm Beach, Fla. natural gas export terminal to send U.S. gas abroad after studies determined the terminal wouldn’t significantly impact the environment."

"In April 2012, Cheniere had become the first company to win a permit from the Obama Administration to export LNG, an effort that entailed the aid of numerous lobbyists with career ties to the Department of Energy."

"The Obama administration on Wednesday authorized a fourth company to broadly export U.S. natural gas, giving Dominion conditional approval to sell the fossil fuel abroad after processing it at a Maryland facility."

"With the Dominion Cove Point decision, the Obama administration has now authorized 6.37 billion cubic feet of liquefied natural gas to be sold to non-free-trade nations. Previously, the Energy Department has given export licenses to a Lake Charles, La. project, as well as the Freeport LNG project on Quintana Island, Texas, and, in 2011, Houston-based Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass facility in southwest Louisiana."

“The development of U.S. natural gas resources is having a transformative impact on the U.S. energy landscape, helping to improve our energy security while spurring economic development and job creation around the country. This increase in domestic natural gas production is expected to continue,” the Energy Department said in a statement."

AND OBAMA WAS THE PRES TO REVERSE OUR OIL EXPORT BAN. HE PERSONALLY SAID NO MORE BANS ON EXPORTING OIL, A POLICY IN PLACE SINCE THE 1970S, AND NOW THE US CAN EXPORT OIL TO OTHER COUNTRIES!!!!!!!!
Obama specifically had a hand in ramping up our energy production and allowing its export. All Trump did was ride the Obama policy success- a common theme for his administration so far. Obama personally did a tremendous job in many different areas of our country, the problem is you get all your news from biased sources that don't tell all the facts so you don't know what is really going on in the country.

I CAN SITE MANY MORE EXAMPLES BUT I THINK I MADE MY POINT!!!!!!!



fuelfix.com/blog/2013/09/11/feds-approve-lng-exports-from-dominion-cove-point-facility/
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/may/7/obama-admin-gives-final-ok-md-natural-gas-facility/
www.axios.com/like-obama-trump-backs-natural-gas-exports-2403664903.html

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


The loyal lemmings are so dang desperate to try and show something, anything, positive that their clusterF*ck of a PotUS has done that they will once again display their ideological ignorance and abject stupidity in fealty to the Idiot-in-Chief.

Heck, they'll just lie and make-up shit in their quest to keep their nose firmly planted in the elbow of their Racist-in-Chief.

This administration is only continuing the policies of the Obama administration ... and the coal exports are a result of market forces, not any specific policy by the Racist-in-Chief.


Trump touts natural gas exports Obama approved

President Trump won't admit it, but he's taking credit for something President Obama did. In a speech at the Energy Department Thursday, Trump is expected to tout America's oil and natural gas boom, and in particular how his administration is green lighting exports of liquified natural gas (LNG), which has been a presidential talking point for the last few months.

But it was actually the Obama administration that approved nearly all of the LNG poised to be exported, and Trump is so far just reiterating what his predecessor did.


Liquefied natural gas exports signal a new era of US energy
BY MARGO THORNING, CONTRIBUTOR - 02/05/16 10:00 AM EST

The next few months will mark a significant time in the history of America's complex bond with natural gas. This month, Cheniere Energy announced they will commence the loading and transport of the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Europe from their Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana. Costing between $9.9 billion and $11.2 billion over more than a decade, Sabine Pass is the first of its kind to be built in the U.S. in nearly 50 years. This shipment — set to depart U.S. shores in March — signals a change in the realities of U.S. energy. From a country that was once importing the majority of our supply and constructing billion dollar natural gas import terminals, we are now embracing a new paradigm as a net natural gas exporter.


Obama administration authorizes more natural gas exports
Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy Date: September 11, 2013


Obama administration grants approval for more US natural gas exports
Posted by Jennifer A. Dlouhy Date: March 24, 2014


Obama Administration Approves Pipeline Expansion Set to Feed First Ever Fracked Gas LNG Export Terminal
By Steve Horn • Friday, November 13, 2015


LNG Exports – A Rare Case of Policy Continuity from Obama to Trump

The Obama Administration put in place a set of policies and procedures and developed a strong factual record to support LNG exports. There is convincing evidence that the policies favoring LNG exports will continue in the Trump Administration.



U.S. coal exports surge, but thank China, not Trump: Russell

U.S. coal miners are almost certainly cheering the sharp rise in exports of their product, but their good fortune is mainly the result of Chinese domestic policies that have driven up global prices for the polluting fuel.

While U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration would no doubt like to claim credit for reviving the coal industry, it’s likely there has been virtually no structural change that will ensure a sustained boost for U.S. coal exports.

Damn, he jumped out there with: "Point to the specific legislation or executive order that proves your point rather than events that more than likely he had nothing to do with."
And he was hit with a wall of Obama greatness.  Obama was a very good president, but one thing he was bad at was self promotion.  He didn't hype his many successes enough and let the lying wingnuts understate his accomplishments.  We have Obama to thank for the strongest US energy policy maybe ever...

When it comes to energy production 'clean' and 'affordable' are not mutually exclusive adjectives.

Why are the whacko wingnuts so opposed to clean and affordable energy?

I can't figure out if their abject ignorance is purely ideological and they are just regurgitating political propaganda ... or they are being willfully ignorant and the gop-er party welcomes that ignorance. 

The GOP seems to live in a black and white, us or them world with very few but very restrictive guidelines. Change is bad, dont spend any money, dont help anyone but yourselves, do what I say not what I do. The energy issue brushes up against all these.

The vast majority of republicans are opposed to solar and wind, this isn't a "sweeping broad stroke" its a reality. Green energy is definitely the future of energy.  The technology has made incredible strides in the past 8 years.  With proper funding and investment we can greatly lower the cost of green energy as we have witnessed the costs reduce dramatically over the past 8 years.  Look at how far computers have come since their creation.  The reality is either the US can be the leader in green energy or we can sit back and watch China become the leader in green energy. Republicans hate science so they would rather see China take the lead, hopefully these 4 years won't hurt the country as much as I think they can.  

'To be fair ... a majority of gop-er voters actually support green energy .'

So you WERE making a sweeping broad stroke. Cool.