lng: not a clean fuel sources: richard heede, orkustofnun, iae greenhouse gas r&d program
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LNG: Safety Hazard Sandia Study 2004: Hazard Range for an LNG spill is about 1.5 miles. Jerry Havens: Flammable Vapors Can Travel 3 miles or more. Richard Clarke: LNG tankers are known terrorist targets. Skikda, Algeria: At least 26 killed, windows shattered up to 7 miles away in 2004 accident. Accident at LNG export facility, Skikda, Algeria, January 2004TRANSCRIPT
LNG: Not A Clean FuelLNG: Not A Clean Fuel
Sources: Richard Heede, Orkustofnun, IAE Greenhouse Gas R&D Program
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Solar, Wind, Tidal
Geothermal
Natural Gas - Domestic
Liquefied Natural Gas
Coal - Advanced IGCC
Coal - Pulverized
Global Warming GasPollution: Grams perKilowatt Hour
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LNG: Discourages LNG: Discourages Renewables, Encourages Renewables, Encourages
CoalCoal LNG will flood market LNG will flood market
with expensive, with expensive, unnecessary fossil unnecessary fossil fuels.fuels.
LNG dependent on 10 LNG dependent on 10 to 20 year, locked in to 20 year, locked in contracts; renewables contracts; renewables can’t compete.can’t compete.
It’s high cost ($4.50 It’s high cost ($4.50 MMbtu) will provide MMbtu) will provide incentive to develop incentive to develop coal.coal.
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Photo: Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
LNG: Safety HazardLNG: Safety Hazard•Sandia Study 2004: Hazard Range for an LNG spill is about 1.5 miles.•Jerry Havens: Flammable Vapors Can Travel 3 miles or more.•Richard Clarke: LNG tankers are known terrorist targets.•Skikda, Algeria: At least 26 killed, windows shattered up to 7 miles away in 2004 accident.
Accident at LNG export facility, Skikda, Algeria, January 2004
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