{"id":11135,"date":"2014-11-05T12:27:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=11135"},"modified":"2014-11-05T12:32:56","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T17:32:56","slug":"a-hazardous-sabal-trail-to-lng-export","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/a-hazardous-sabal-trail-to-lng-export.html","title":{"rendered":"A Hazardous Sabal Trail to LNG Export"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nHere are\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/ngo\/sierra\/al\/2014-11-01--jsq-stt\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/ngo\/sierra\/al\/2014-11-01--jsq-stt\/thumb0.png\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/ngo\/sierra\/al\/2014-11-01--jsq-stt\/\">the slides<\/a> for the talk I gave at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\/2014\/10\/29\/alabama-sierra-club-retreat-talk-sabal-trail-pipeline\/\">Alabama Sierra Club Retreat 1 November 2014<\/a>.\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/ngo\/sierra\/al\/2014-11-01--jsq-stt\/img1.html\">The outline<\/a>, with links to supporting evidence:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2014\/03\/sierra-club-chapters-oppose-sabal-trail-gas-pipeline-read-by-danielle-jordan-ferc-2014-03-04.html\">\r\nAL-GA-FL Sierra Club Statement<\/a>:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\nWater more important: do Solar power instead\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/02\/22\/ferc-notice-of-intent-for-environmental-impact-statement-and-scoping-meetings\/\">\r\n100-foot RoW, 36-inch pipe, AL-GA-FL + Transco &#038;amp FSC<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/hazards\/\">\r\nHazards: Spectra, Williams, etc. corrosion, leaks, explosions<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\/2014\/10\/22\/gwc-dd9-sabal-trail-pipeline-threatens-withlacoochee-river-floridan-aquifer\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wwals.net\/wp-content\/themes\/pianoblack\/img\/\/2014\/10\/9438e838ba6b6c3bd8a9f0ec04f19bee.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\/2014\/10\/22\/withlacoochee-river-floridan-aquifer-gas-pipeline-threatens-southwest-georgia-water-way-life-gwc-dirty-dozen\/\">\r\nGeorgia Water Coalition Dirty Dozen<\/a>,\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwals.net\/2014\/10\/22\/gwc-dd9-sabal-trail-pipeline-threatens-withlacoochee-river-floridan-aquifer\/\">\r\n#9: Sabal Trail threatens rivers and Floridan Aquifer<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/04\/24\/fpls-own-projections-dont-support-need-for-a-new-pipeline\/\">\r\nFPL&#8217;s &ldquo;need&rdquo; for FL power &amp; eminent domain<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/04\/23\/explain-why-the-gas-is-needed-epa-to-ferc\/#Need\">\r\nConservation, efficiency, solar: faster, cheaper, and far cleaner<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/10\/09\/it-dont-pass-the-smell-test\/\">\r\nLNG export of fracked methane for 5 times domestic price<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/lng-export\/#Florida\">\r\nAnd those 3 already-authorized LNG export operations<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/ferc\/how-to-send-an-ecomment-to-ferc\/\">\r\nWhat<\/a> can be\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/contact\/counties-and-cities\/\">\r\ndone<\/a>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\nAfterwards, somebody asked me if there was a study on LNG exports\r\ndriving up domestic natural gas prices.\r\nTurns out there is, requested by LNG-export-authorizing\r\nOffice of Fossil Energy from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/11\/03\/lng-exports-would-drive-up-domestic-natural-gas-prices\/\">\r\nEIA&#8217;s summary of 29 October 2014<\/a>:<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote style=\"font-size:100%\">\r\nIncreased LNG exports lead to increased natural gas prices.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/spectrabusters.org\/2014\/11\/03\/lng-exports-would-drive-up-domestic-natural-gas-prices\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eia.gov\/analysis\/requests\/fe\/images\/figure_3.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHow much depends on which scenario actually happens,\r\nranging from not quite doubling domestic prices to more than quadrupling.\r\n<p>\r\nHow about we go straight to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/hot-topics\/solar.html\">safer, cleaner, faster, cheaper solar power<\/a> instead,\r\nwhich <em>lowers<\/em> energy bills?\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are the slides for the talk I gave at the Alabama Sierra Club Retreat 1 November 2014. 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