One community activist lamented that 'the Biden administration and the E.U. are preparing to give the fossil fuel industry a green light to transform the Gulf Coast into a 'sacrifice zone' for fracked gas.'
Elida Castillo, program director at Chispa Texas,
Under the task force plan, the U.S. aims to export 50 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to Europe annually through at least 2030. The move comes amid sanctions-driven cutbacks in fossil fuel shipments from Russia, which before the Ukrainian invasion supplied roughly 40% of Europe's gas and 27% of its oil imports.
Addressing Biden, Roishetta Ozane, founder of Vessel Project and an organizer at Healthy Gulf, said that"if you are true in your word in wanting to defend environmental justice communities, then you must prioritize actions that will actually protect us. That includes stopping the fracked gas LNG build-out along the Gulf Coast."
Port Arthur Community Action Network founder and CEO John Beard said that"increasing gas exports to the E.U. will exacerbate environmental racism and environmental injustices in the Gulf."
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