"I think it's a real testament to the incredible organizing by the people of Port St. Joe," Public Citizen Energy Program director Tyson Slocum."Once they started to learn about what had been negotiated behind closed doors, they rose up in very clear opposition to building an LNG export terminal.""Nopetro wanted to cut corners, and rush the project past the community with little to no notice," Slocum said in a separate.
While proponents argue that LNG is among the safest fossil fuels to produce and transport, critics note the numerous at gas facilities in recent years, as well as the worsening planetary climate emergency caused and exacerbated by fossil fuel extraction and use.whether Nopetro's proposed project fell under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's jurisdiction under the Natural Gas Act. If the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. says it does, then Nopetro would not be able to build the facility until FERC completes an environmental impact review.