ANGA acknowledges Obama’s recognition of natural gas benefits

President and chief executive officer of America’s Natural Gas Alliance, Marty Durbin issued a statement following the President Obama’s State of the Union Address.

Durbin acknowledged President Obama’s continued recognition of the benefits that natural gas and the nation’s energy renaissance more broadly, are providing for all Americans.

“Few could have predicted, when President Obama first took office in 2009, just how profoundly America’s vast energy resources would figure into his eight years in office. But the shale energy revolution, in both natural gas and oil, will be inextricably and positively linked to this time period,” said Durbin.

He did add that ANGA is disappointed the administration chose to regulate methane emissions using a mandate that will take years to implement, rather than a cooperative approach with the industry that the alliance believes would ultimately result in greater emissions reductions in a shorter timeframe.

“The president himself has singled out natural gas as a critical component of his long-term economic and climate strategies, and increased use of natural gas use throughout the economy has been critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions to near 20-year lows and dramatically reducing air pollution,” said Durbin.

ANGA offered its support to the administration, Congress and policymakers around the country to see that the United States capitalize on the many environmental, economic and national security benefits offered by natural gas, stands in the response.

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