Cornell Tries to Prop Up Junk “Study” on LNG by Park Foundation

Two days ago, MDN told you about a Congressional investigation looking into the Department of Energy's use of a prematurely released "study" as an excuse to "pause" (i.e., ban) new LNG export approvals (see Congress Probes Role of Bob Howarth Study in DOE LNG Pause). Cornell professor Robert Howarth, using money from the anti-fossil fuel Park Foundation, wrote a "study" that purports to show that LNG is worse for the environment than burning coal! It's an elaborate exercise in mental gymnastics. The DOE used the study before it was peer-reviewed and published, i.e., before it was properly vetted. Yesterday, the study was rushed into publication by the journal Energy Science & Engineering.

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