Staff Reports
Another day, another bureaucratic blunder is revealed from the Biden administration, this time regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, with about as much enthusiasm as a cat at a dog show, confirmed that the Department of Energy had completed a study on LNG before President Biden decided to hit the pause button on export permits. Apparently, stifling American energy exports was in the White House’s playbook long before they even pretended to be concerned about consumer prices and climate change.
The administration has claimed that the moratorium was necessary to investigate how LNG exports would impact American consumers and the planet, but Secretary Wright clearly pointed out that this “study” was nothing more than a ploy. The study completed in 2023 indicated that increasing LNG exports would not only leave U.S. consumer prices unscathed but could also contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It seems the only changes to emissions coming out of this administration are the kind that make you want to hold your nose while they prattle on about “science.”
This whole situation starts to sound like a plot twist from a B-rated movie, especially considering the contradictions presented by the administration. Just a year after halting LNG permits, they released a different study claiming unrestricted LNG exports would hike domestic natural gas prices by more than 30% by 2050. Apparently, someone over in the DOE decided that alarmist predictions about gas prices and greenhouse gas emissions were more appealing than the honest research that had been gathering dust. It’s no surprise that this contradictory circus has left everyone scratching their heads, pondering how many studies it takes to finally get a straight answer from Washington.
Energy Secretary Wright confirms the DOE had already completed an LNG study before Biden’s ban https://t.co/zEHAeZttY8
— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) March 20, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson noted his concerns about Biden’s moratorium when he posed the question of its necessity only to be met with a denial that left him feeling like a contestant on a poorly scripted game show. Rather than working to address legitimate concerns within the energy community, the administration has chosen the puzzling route of denying the existence of studies that suggest things might not be as doomsday-ish as they want to portray.
Of course, the critics of the recently released studies decried them as politicized and unreliable—something one might expect from a White House whose green energy agenda often seems motivated more by ideology than by any meaningful science. While CEOs like Brad Crabtree of the DOE carry a demeanor more befitting a stand-up comic than a serious bureaucrat, it’s evident that the true victor in this political mess is the oil and gas industry. Those who argue that LNG exports provide more jobs and counteract foreign dependency are likely rolling their eyes given the circus that is the Biden administration’s energy policy.
As this tangled web continues to unravel, it’s clear that the Biden team’s high-minded ambitions of leading a climate revolution often clash with grounded economic realities. With more twists and turns than a roller coaster, this energy saga is far from over. Expect to hear from environmentalists firing shots at LNG permits as they strategize gnarled legal maneuvers to halt American energy exports for good, while the rest of America wonders who’s really holding the reins of our energy future.
