The Need for Careful Study and Sound Strategies on Liquefied Natural Gas Export

A coalition of environmental organizations argues that proposed LNG exports from the United States could raise domestic energy prices, increase methane emissions through expanded fracking, and harm the middle class, necessitating a new economic study and a full environmental impact statement.

• The Department of Energy is reviewing proposals to export up to 45% of US natural gas production, which the authors claim would increase domestic energy prices and necessitate an expansion of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking").
• LNG is described as the most carbon-intense form of natural gas on a life-cycle basis due to the energy required for production and transport, as well as increased methane emissions from drilling expansion.
• The authors contend that the economic study commissioned by the DOE from NERA Consulting is flawed because it downplays the potential for billions of dollars in income losses for ordinary Americans while benefiting the ultra-rich.
• The Energy Information Administration indicates that at least two-thirds of natural gas produced for export would originate from fracking in unconventional gas fields, creating risks for air and water pollution.
• The authors warn that the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, in its current form, could strip the Administration of its ability to condition or deny export licenses to protect public health and the domestic economy.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2013). The Need for Careful Study and Sound Strategies on Liquefied Natural Gas Export. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/LNG_Letter_Mar2013.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. The Need for Careful Study and Sound Strategies on Liquefied Natural Gas Export. 2013. https://www.ciel.org/Publications/LNG_Letter_Mar2013.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=The Need for Careful Study and Sound Strategies on Liquefied Natural Gas Export |date=11 March 2013 |url=https://www.ciel.org/Publications/LNG_Letter_Mar2013.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2013need, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{The Need for Careful Study and Sound Strategies on Liquefied Natural Gas Export}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2013}, month = mar, url = {https://www.ciel.org/Publications/LNG_Letter_Mar2013.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }