A second Trump administration would benefit the environment. There’s no better proof of that than Friday’s decision by the Biden administration to stop future exports of liquefied natural gas, pending a future study by the Department of Energy.
As justification for the cutoff, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm described the importance of “protecting Americans against climate change and winning the clean energy future.”
Halting American exports of natural gas would result in greater worldwide use of coal, thereby increasing global carbon dioxide emissions. Europe has already been turning to coal to deal with energy shortages in the aftermath of Russia’s cutoff of natural gas. Those concerned about carbon emissions should be fighting to reduce global emissions, which means avoiding the use of coal, where possible.
Equally important, President Joe Biden’s…
