The moon landing happened, climate change is real and liquified natural gas (LNG) is just another fossil fuel — no better than oil or coal.

During the election we're hearing a lot of misleading information about LNG. Proponents claim it’s a “clean” source of energy — a “bridge fuel” to help wean the planet off of oil and coal and transition to renewable energy, but it only delays that transition. They say LNG is a significant source of tax revenues for Canadian governments, but the opposite is true.  

They will also contend that rapidly building out Canada’s gas capacity is the magic bullet to deal with Donald Trump’s economic and existential threats, but by the time any such projects can be completed — even on a fast track — Trump should be just another retired Floridian.
You’re also hearing spin from the fossil fuel industry itself, which is mostly owned by U.S. investors. Sometimes it will be via its talking-points parroted by politicians, sometimes it will be via advertising. Sometimes it will directly ask the federal government to go “Trump-light” in response to tariffs.
 
These arguments in defense of LNG will be said in many different ways, but the talking points — perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry — have remained the same for decades. Let’s take a look at them.

LNG is about as clean as “clean” as coal — which is to say, not at all. In fact, scientific studies have shown that the climate impacts of LNG are actually worse than coal. This is because........

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