freedom gas

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English

Etymology

Blend of freedom +‎ natural gas. Coined by the U.S. Department of Energy in or around May 2019.[1] Compare freedom fries.

Noun

freedom gas (uncountable)

  1. (US, politics) Exported natural gas, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG), from the United States.
    • 2019 May 28, Department of Energy, “Department of Energy Authorizes Additional LNG Exports from Freeport LNG”, in Energy.gov:
      Increasing export capacity from the Freeport LNG project is critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world by giving America’s allies a diverse and affordable source of clean energy.
    • 2019 May 29, Josh Siegel, quoting Jay Inslee, “Trump administration boasts of promoting 'freedom gas' and 'freedom molecules'”, in Washington Examiner:
      Freedom gas? Freedom is generally good, but freedom from glaciers, freedom from clean air, freedom from healthy forests that aren't on fire, and freedom from the world we know and cherish is not what we seek,” Inslee said in a Twitter post.
    • 2020 January 27, Irina Slav, “The True Cost Of ‘Freedom Gas’”, in Oilprice.com:
      Touted as “freedom gas” by the Donald Trump administration, LNG has quickly turned into a major export commodity for U.S. energy companies.
    • 2020 June 4, Jinjoo Lee, “America’s Natural-Gas Woes Are Imported”, in Wall Street Journal:
      Remember “freedom gas?” U.S. drillers facing a yearslong glut at home relished the opportunity to export the heating and generation fuel, but the global pandemic’s effect on demand is punishing them.

References

  1. ^ Danielle Garrand (2019 29 May) “Energy Department refers to natural gas as "freedom gas" in press release”, in CBS News