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Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by nostromo on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:23PM (#20044962)
Flagged for the misleading title submission by OP.

No, they aren't renaming anything. It was a simple neologism to drive home the point that using our own energy vs OPEC imports move us towards energy independence.

Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by headcanon on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:24PM (#20044976)
The text of the report is still pretty star-spangled ridiculous though. I was entertained.
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by ason on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:35PM (#20045128)
No kidding.. I had to scroll back up to the top to make sure I wasn't on The Onion.
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by mring33621 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:40PM (#20045185)
So you are going to unilaterally hide an article that the readership here (IMHO) wants to read and likely will enjoy, due to your possibly politically motivated judgement against the headline?

How about simply ask a mod to rewrite the headline?

Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by mfatica on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:42PM (#20045217)
I am against misinformation regardless of political motivation. If a title is misleading then it is misleading.
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by mring33621 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:58PM (#20045402)
OK, mfatica and nostromo, I have edited the headline. Do your objections still stand? If not, please unflag.
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by mfatica on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @10:32PM (#20047852)
Yeah I'm fine with that
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by icegreentea2 on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @04:27PM (#20045012)
You're not exactly wrong... but the context of the quotes are around increasing export capacity to the world, and Europe specifically. It's not about increasing American energy independence, it's about providing an alternate LNG source to Europe.
Re:Natural Gas characterized as Freedom Gas in official US g... by YeGoblynQueenne on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:56PM (#20046969)
They're saying that "freedom gas" can be spread "throughout the world". That's nothing to do with energy independence from OPEC. They're talking about what they plan to sell to their allies:

>> “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. Further, more exports of U.S. LNG to the world means more U.S. jobs and more domestic economic growth and cleaner air here at home and around the globe,”

They're also associating "freedom gas" with "cleaner air" "at home and around the globe".

That is nothing like a "simple neologism". It's clear, unadulterated propaganda.