White House divided over shale gas, LNG exports.

摘要

Energy security experts said there is a divide among members of the Obama administration regarding shale gas and LNG exports. Charles Ebinger, a senior fellow and the director for the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institution stated, "I sense you have two very strong views in the administration. One, probably most reflected in the White House, maybe the Council on Environmental Quality and Council of Economic Advisers, is that shale gas represents an incredible opportunity for the revitalization of the American economy, and [they are] very supportive of shale gas economics. On the other hand, it is clear there are many powerful members of the administration elsewhere, particularly in the EPA and supported by environmental groups, who argue that this is the wrong way to go."