Will sending natural gas to Europe thwart Putin?

Despite the Republicans’ extolling of Putin as some kind of chess-playing genius, he’s got problems too. The Russian economy depends on energy sales. Long-term, they can’t afford to scare away customers. New energy sources - and the necessary infrastructure - are coming online, including those in theBut the “U.S.” doesn’t sell natural gas. Private companies do, and they’re free to sell wherever they can reap the highest profit. Right now, that’s in Asia. Is Wade suggesting the federal government direct natural gas sales to Europe? Aren’t Republicans against the federal government meddling with private enterprise? (Also, it would be hard to sell at a lower price than Russia. U.S. companies transport by ship, Russia by pipeline.)

Wade says, “Let’s create tens of thousands of high-wage jobs here building three or four large ship-loading facilities.”

Private companies are free to build such facilities, and some projects are already planned, including one at Cove Point, Md., which a Virginia power company wants to turn into a global energy hub, according to National Geographic. United States.

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