{"id":921651,"date":"2021-10-25T18:14:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=921651"},"modified":"2021-10-25T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T22:14:21","slug":"american-power-crisis-ahead-natural-gas-imports-increase-following-democrat-driven-pipeline-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-power-crisis-ahead-natural-gas-imports-increase-following-democrat-driven-pipeline-shutdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"American Power Crisis Ahead: Natural Gas Imports Increase Following Democrat-Driven Pipeline Shutdowns"},"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\">24<\/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%2Famerican-power-crisis-ahead-natural-gas-imports-increase-following-democrat-driven-pipeline-shutdowns%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=921651&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>As more U.S. natural gas pipelines shut down due to climate concerns and the regulations prompted by them, the country is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign natural gas resources. One of the main importers of natural gas, Massachusetts, is reportedly increasing its liquid natural gas (LNG) imports from Trinidad and Tobago in South America over 2,300 miles away, at an estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/ng\/hist\/n9103td3m.htm\">cost<\/a> of over $8 per thousand cubic feet (MCF). The nearest American oil field, Marcellus Shale, is several hundred miles away and much <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/dnav\/ng\/hist\/n3035us3m.htm\">cheaper<\/a>: under $5 per MCF.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire asked one of the largest energy providers in the Northeast, Boston Gas (National Grid), about the natural gas imports. We also asked them what additional costs would be passed onto customers. Spokesman Bob Kievra didn\u2019t offer specific answers to our inquiries. Instead, he relayed that natural gas service would be reliable and uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re confident in our ability to deliver safe, reliable natural gas service to our customers this winter,\u201d stated Kievra. \u201cWe have robust plans in place to ensure the gas supply needs of our customers are fully met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden Administration has moved to cut off further development of new pipeline projects while imposing increased burdens on existing ones. Immediately after President Joe Biden took office, the administration paused all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands; they are currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/biden-administration-appeals-federal-court-decision-block-oil-gas-leasing-pause-2021-08-16\/\">appealing<\/a> a federal court\u2019s ruling against those suspensions. Additionally, the Biden Administration omitted any mention of pipelines in their proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2021\/06\/24\/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-support-for-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-framework\/\">infrastructure plan<\/a>&nbsp;fact sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Climate concerns over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\">pipelines<\/a> include the adverse effects of fracking, such as increased global warming from air pollutants, or groundwater pollution from spills. As a result, activists want the Biden Administration to shut down all pipelines \u2013 not just natural gas pipelines. Several key natural gas pipelines have shut down recently: the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, PennEast Pipeline, STL Pipeline, and the Constitution Pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Those aren\u2019t the only pipelines facing the possibility of shutting down. In May, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gretchen-whitmer-orders-canadian-pipeline-to-shut-down-amid-gas-shortage\">ordered<\/a> the shutdown of Enbridge\u2019s Line 5 pipeline over spillage concerns \u2013 though that line hasn\u2019t had that issue in its 67-year existence. Another major pipeline, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, has been held back from completion due to costly regulations, delays, and challenges. The pipeline\u2019s estimated cost of completion sat around $3 billion but has now increased to over $6 billion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Robert Rice \u2013 the CEO of one of the largest natural gas producers, EQT Corporation \u2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As more U.S. natural gas pipelines shut down due to climate concerns and the regulations prompted by them, the country is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign natural gas resources. One of the main importers of natural gas, Massachusetts, is reportedly increasing its liquid natural gas (LNG) imports from Trinidad and Tobago in South America over 2,300 miles away, at an estimated cost of over $8 per thousand cubic feet (MCF). The nearest American oil field, Marcellus Shale, is several hundred miles away and much cheaper: under $5 per MCF.The Daily Wire asked one of the largest energy providers in the Northeast, Boston Gas (National Grid), about the natural gas imports. We also asked them what additional costs would be passed onto customers. Spokesman Bob Kievra didn\u2019t offer specific answers to our inquiries. Instead, he relayed that natural gas service would be reliable and uninterrupted.\u201cWe\u2019re confident in our ability to deliver safe, reliable natural gas service to our customers this winter,\u201d stated Kievra. \u201cWe have robust plans in place to ensure the gas supply needs of our customers are fully met.\u201dThe Biden Administration has moved to cut off further development of new pipeline projects while imposing increased burdens on existing ones. Immediately after President Joe Biden took office, the administration paused all new oil and gas leasing on federal lands; they are currently appealing a federal court\u2019s ruling against those suspensions. Additionally, the Biden Administration omitted any mention of pipelines in their proposed infrastructure plan\u00a0fact sheet.Climate concerns over the pipelines include the adverse effects of fracking, such as increased global warming from air pollutants, or groundwater pollution from spills. As a result, activists want the Biden Administration to shut down all pipelines \u2013 not just natural gas pipelines. Several key natural gas pipelines have shut down recently: the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, PennEast Pipeline, STL Pipeline, and the Constitution Pipeline.Those aren\u2019t the only pipelines facing the possibility of shutting down. In May, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered the shutdown of Enbridge\u2019s Line 5 pipeline over spillage concerns \u2013 though that line hasn\u2019t had that issue in its 67-year existence. Another major pipeline, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, has been held back from completion due to costly regulations, delays, and challenges. The pipeline\u2019s estimated cost of completion sat around $3 billion but has now increased to over $6 billion.\u00a0Robert Rice \u2013 the CEO of one of the largest natural gas producers, EQT Corporation \u2013 told The Daily Wire that this pattern of increased reliance on a foreign supply and \u201cgreen\u201d energy is leading the country down a road toward a power crisis. He emphasized that reliable energy sources are key to quality of life and to progress, and countered the emissions concerns over fossil fuels with the argument that \u201cgreen\u201d energy sources weren\u2019t nearly as reliable.\u201cI think energy is probably one of the most misunderstood aspects of modern life. One thing that\u2019s important to understand [is that] energy consumption provides for human progress,\u201d said Rice. \u201cUnfortunately, people miss that. There\u2019s a lot of public negative sentiment because of the emissions profiling when using fossil fuels, and they ignore the benefits.\u201dNot all Americans rely on natural gas to heat their homes \u2013 a small percentage rely on heating oil. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), approximately 5.5 million households still relied on heating oil to heat their homes last year \u2013 about 4 percent of all households in the country. Over 81 percent of those homes were in the Northeast, concentrated in five states (ranked from highest percentage of homes who used heating oil to lowest): New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine.Europe is currently in the throes of an energy crisis, with natural gas prices up to over six times what they were last year. They\u2019ve transformed their power grid to prioritize green, renewable solutions, such as solar and wind power. Over the last few months, however, there was about 20 percent less wind power produced than anticipated, leaving the continent scrambling for gas to offset the loss. One major benefactor from Europe\u2019s energy crisis will likely be Russia.Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has been outspoken about the impact of pipelines and the need for transitioning to renewable energy. His office didn\u2019t respond to The Daily Wire\u2019s request for comment by press time.\u00a0Corinne Murdock is a reporter for The Daily Wire and AZ Free News. Have something you think the mainstream media won\u2019t cover? 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