Author Topic: US energy department rebrands gas exports 'molecules of freedom' (Not The Onion)  (Read 769 times)

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Offline ABX

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US energy officials appeared to rebrand natural gas produced in the country as "freedom gas", in a statement announcing an increase in exports.
The US Department of Energy said the expansion of a Texas facility meant more "molecules of US freedom" could be produced and exported worldwide......

...."Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America's allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy," Mark Menezes, the US undersecretary of energy, said.
The term freedom gas is reminiscent of freedom fries, coined in the US 2003 as an alternative to French fries following France's opposition to the US invasion of Iraq. ....

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48454674?fbclid=IwAR1owoYQQHqjuJVOazxJRSyFJNfkF87brDpEK55tkGih3pOWSVDjAYLPAOg



Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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This is a witty name.

We should be renaming our shale oil exported as freedom oil as well.
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