Groups File Comments Against Oregon LNG DOE Export Application
Posted on Nov 9, 2012 in Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Groups File Comments Against Oregon LNG DOE Export Application
Sierra Club and Columbia Riverkeeper, Citizens Against LNG, and the American Public Gas Association have filed comments with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in protest of the application filed by LNG Development Company, LLC (d/b/a Oregon LNG) to export LNG. Issues raised in the comments include potential environmental damage resulting from increased hydraulic fracturing and higher natural gas prices to American consumers that could result from approval of the proposal. The filings are available on DOE’s website under Docket No. 12-77-LNG.