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Fossil Fuels are Now "Freedom Gas"

posted by martyb on Thursday May 30 2019, @03:17PM   Printer-friendly
from the comes-from-eating-too-many-Freedom-Fries dept.

takyon writes:

US Department of Energy is now referring to fossil fuels as "freedom gas"

Call it a rebranding of "energy dominance." In a press release published on Tuesday, two Department of Energy officials used the terms "freedom gas" and "molecules of US freedom" to replace your average, everyday term "natural gas."

The press release was fairly standard, announcing the expansion of a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Freeport facility on Quintana Island, Texas. It would have gone unnoticed had an E&E News reporter not noted the unique metonymy "molecules of US freedom."

DOE Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg is quoted as saying, "With the US in another year of record-setting natural gas production, I am pleased that the Department of Energy is doing what it can to promote an efficient regulatory system that allows for molecules of US freedom to be exported to the world."

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  • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday May 30 2019, @11:48PM (3 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Thursday May 30 2019, @11:48PM (#849501)

    It is indicative of an attitude that the leaders are special little snowflakes who can't face reality.

    That ship sailed years ago.

    Anytime an American leader visits my country (not often thank the gods) a huge area of the CBD area of our largest city gets closed to the public, and when they drive anywhere whole roads are closed for them. People are literally told not to go to work.

    That also includes ex-leaders of your country.

    There is no way we would ever threat our own leaders with such deference, but it is SOP for your guys.

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  • (Score: 2) by deimtee on Friday May 31 2019, @12:11AM (2 children)

    by deimtee (3272) on Friday May 31 2019, @12:11AM (#849517) Journal

    Not my leaders, I'm an aussie. :).

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    If you cough while drinking cheap red wine it really cleans out your sinuses.

    • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Friday May 31 2019, @12:46AM (1 child)

      by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Friday May 31 2019, @12:46AM (#849541)

      Oh, fair enough mate.

      When your bloke comes over someone at the airport offers him a lift to the bus stop up the road, and he's pretty grateful.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 31 2019, @02:43PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 31 2019, @02:43PM (#849805)

        Yeah right. I suppose he also gets the good looking ewe with the soft wool too.
        I bet you bastards make him walk to the bus stop.