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| Dear Friend, |
| A massive liquified “natural” gas (LNG) export facility could soon get the green light to be built on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. If approved, the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) facility could pollute up to 20 times the annual carbon emissions of the Willow drilling project in Alaska — equivalent to emissions from more than 42 million gas-powered cars or more than 50 coal-fired power plants. |
| We have an opportunity to tell the federal government to put people over polluters and reject the CP2 project. |
| The CP2 project is just one part of the larger story about the LNG buildout. U.S. gas exports have skyrocketed in recent years, as the fossil fuel industry pushes a buildout of LNG export facilities to sell gas overseas at record profits. Despite the threats to public health, the climate, and higher energy costs for consumers, the government is continuing to approve new projects that are not in the public interest. But the CP2 project can be stopped if we all rally together to voice our opposition to it. |
| CP2’s pollution, traffic, sprawl, and visual impact would affect nine local communities along the Gulf Coast. This project would be located next to an existing export facility, Calcasieu Pass LNG, which has repeatedly violated its permits, and potentially another LNG export terminal. These communities already bear the burden of heavy industry and are on the frontlines of the bigger hurricanes and storms fueled by climate change. |
| It’s past time to stop greenlighting fossil fuel industry expansion and prioritize communities and pollution-free, renewable energy. |
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Sincerely,
Moneen Nasmith
Senior Attorney,
Earthjustice |
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| Photo Credits: A large liquified natural gas transport ship sits docked in the Calcasieu River on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, near Cameron, Louisiana. (Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) |
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