{"id":2346311,"date":"2024-09-26T14:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-kamala-were-committed-to-energy-shed-end-lng-export-ban\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:06:24","slug":"if-kamala-were-committed-to-energy-shed-end-lng-export-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-kamala-were-committed-to-energy-shed-end-lng-export-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"If Kamala Were Committed To Energy, She&#8217;d End\u00a0LNG\u00a0Export Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fif-kamala-were-committed-to-energy-shed-end-lng-export-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2346311&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kamala Harris is running for president as a &#8220;change&#8221; candidate, despite being part of the current administration. Critics argue that\u2064 if she truly supported a thriving American energy industry, she \u2063would \u2064advocate for lifting \u200bthe Biden administration&#8217;s moratorium\u200b on \u200cnew\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chevron-pulls-contract-crew-from-australia-lng-project-as-strikes-begin-unions\/\" title=\"Chevron withdraws contract crew from Aussie LNG project amid union strikes.\">liquefied natural \u2062gas<\/a> (LNG) export projects. The \u200dadministration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-faces-slate-of-transgender-bills-targeting-parental-rights\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom confronts transgender bills impacting parental rights.\">faced legal\u2064 challenges<\/a> regarding its freeze on new LNG export\u200c licenses, which some suggest has been largely ignored. This stance\u200b has drawn criticism as it \u2064supposedly jeopardizes investments in the U.S. energy sector, while also \u2062undermining efforts to reduce European \u200bdependency on \u200cRussian energy.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s \u2064approach to \u2064energy\u200d has shifted from previously advocating\u2062 for a fracking\u200b ban to positioning herself as a supporter of fossil\u2063 fuels, especially with a focus on appeals to voters \u2062in Pennsylvania.\u2063 She has \u2063attempted to downplay her past positions, asserting that\u2063 she did not impose\u2062 a ban on fracking, even though the administration has implemented various regulations that critics argue have hindered American\u200b energy\u200c production. Additionally, Harris claims credit \u200dfor legislative achievements\u200c that\u200c resulted in increased fracking leases, despite evidence suggesting that oil and\u200d gas leases have plunged under the Biden\u200c administration. the piece highlights a\u200b series of inconsistencies in Harris&#8217;s statements regarding energy policies as she campaigns for the presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kamala Harris is running for president as a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4856061-vice-president-harris-change-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">change<\/a>&rdquo; candidate despite her status in the incumbent administration. That means if Harris were genuine about her commitment to a flourishing American energy industry, she would lobby to lift the White House moratorium on new liquified natural gas (LNG) export projects.<\/p>\n<p>In January, President Joe Biden followed an illegal 18-month suspension on oil and gas leases on public lands with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-01-26\/biden-freezes-approvals-to-export-gas-imperiling-major-projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">freeze<\/a> on new licenses to export American LNG. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-goes-to-war-over-big-tech-heres-why-this-battle-matters\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Goes To War Over Big Tech: Here\u2019s Why This Battle Matters\">federal judge blocked<\/a> the ban this summer but, as The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-lng-export-ban-blocked-court-judge-james-cain-climate-sierra-club-f1a81675\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reports<\/a>, &ldquo;the climate lobby is telling the Administration to ignore the court as it did the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who cares what a court says? Not the Sierra Club, which says the judge&rsquo;s ruling doesn&rsquo;t compel the Administration &lsquo;to issue any specific decisions,&rsquo;&rdquo; the Journal&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-celebrates-irs-audits-of-middle-class-taxpayers\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Celebrates IRS Audits Of Middle-Class Taxpayers\">editorial board reported<\/a>. &ldquo;In other words, the Administration can continue to slow-walk reviews, as it has been doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has a history of ignoring court conclusions after all, considering oil and gas sales on public lands did not resume until June 2022, a full year after a judge ruled the moratorium on new leases violated federal law. In August, Biden&rsquo;s Department of Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/biden-admin-fights-court-order-blocking-lng-export-pause\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appealed<\/a> the July decision to halt new licenses for LNG exports. Now The Wall Street Journal editorial board is asking, &ldquo;Where&rsquo;s Kamala Harris on LNG Exports?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Administration&rsquo;s signals are driving investment to U.S. competitors,&rdquo; the board <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/biden-lng-export-ban-house-democrats-russia-ukraine-kamala-harris-df440c32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>, shackling the American energy industry exports that would reduce European reliance on Russian energy.<\/p>\n<p>When Vice President Harris became her party&rsquo;s de facto nominee this summer, the former far-left senator went from professing there is &ldquo;no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking&rdquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declaring<\/a> herself a sudden champion of fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As vice president, I did not ban fracking,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\">t<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/harris-invents-2020-fracking-position-to-hide-her-actual-views\/\">ld<\/a> CNN&rsquo;s Dana Bash last month. &ldquo;As president, I will not ban fracking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn&rsquo;t mean the Biden-Harris administration never sought to regulate the industry out of business. Multiple moratoriums combined with a cascade of new rules and regulations have depressed American energy production to the point of becoming a political liability for Democrats. Now Harris is trying to reassure voters in Pennsylvania of her commitment to an industry that is critical to their state &mdash; and henceforth her election &mdash; with lies about her previous unequivocal support for a ban on fracking.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have not banned fracking as vice president of the United States,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/10\/kamala-harris-lies-about-climate-radicalism-denying-her-past-support-for-a-fracking-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> again at this month&rsquo;s presidential debate. &ldquo;In fact, I was the tie-breaking vote on the &lsquo;Inflation Reduction&rsquo; Act, which opened new leases for fracking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The legislation touted by Harris, however, included new <a href=\"https:\/\/tax.thomsonreuters.com\/news\/oil-and-gas-companies-will-be-most-impacted-by-inflation-reduction-act-moodys-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taxes<\/a> for the oil and gas industry to pay for the $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/utah\/2024\/09\/12\/new-leases-for-oil-gas-plummet-under-biden-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">369 billion<\/a> bill packed with radical climate initiatives. And while Harris also claimed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-trump-presidential-debate-transcript\/story?id=113560542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">debate<\/a> to have overseen &ldquo;the largest increase in domestic oil production in history,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/pet\/hist\/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&amp;s=mcrfpus2&amp;f=m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data<\/a> from the Energy Department shows production is barely higher than when former President Donald Trump was in office. In fact, the Biden-Harris administration issued fewer acres for oil and gas leases than any president since Harry Truman, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/federal-oil-leases-slow-to-a-trickle-under-biden-11662230816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according <\/a>to The Wall Street Journal. The Washington Free Beacon&nbsp;also <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-admin-says-its-approved-more-oil-drilling-permits-than-the-trump-admin-its-own-data-show-otherwise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;in June that the &ldquo;Biden administration has approved more than 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-will-regulate-fracking-out-of-business\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Will Regulate Fracking Out Of Business\">000 fewer oil permits<\/a> in its first three years than the Trump administration did in the same timeframe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Department of the Interior even published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/interior-department-publishes-final-2024-2029-national-outer-continental-shelf-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a> touting fewer leases in the Gulf of Mexico and &ldquo;zero oil and gas lease sales in the Atlantic, Pacific and Alaskan waters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know no one can believe what Kamala Harris says, so it&rsquo;s clear that we have to believe her actions like this disastrous LNG pause,&rdquo; Larry Behrens, the communications director for the energy nonprofit Power the Future, told The Federalist. &ldquo;As the sitting Vice President, she could easily lead the way in restoring natural gas exports. However, her green campaign donors would never allow it. Instead, she&rsquo;s going to continue to pretend to be a moderate, especially in states like Pennsylvania, and continue to try and hide the fact that she&rsquo;s really a climate extremist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris is campaigning for president as a &#8220;change&#8221; candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2346315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/51664764878_c3ea235923_k-e1727369269162.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[13784,36468,32438,41786],"class_list":["post-2346311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-climate-change","tag-energy-policy","tag-kamala-harris","tag-lng-export"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/51664764878_c3ea235923_k-e1727369269162.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}