Russia currently supplies about 40% of Europe’s gas. Republicans have
introduced multiple bills to accelerate the Department of Energy’s
plant-permitting process.
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Jim McTague: Ukraine is a casualty in Obama’s carbon war
Republicans view the Ukraine crisis as a golden opportunity to batter Russia's economy by competing with it in Europe's natural-gas market.
The drill-baby-drill crowd and its Republican benefactors in Congress view the Ukraine crisis as a golden opportunity to pressure the Obama administration to end its foot-dragging on approving new natural-gas export terminals, arguing that the U.S. can batter Russia's economy by competing with it in Europe's natural-gas market.
