In a three-page letter to federal energy Secretary Steven Chu, Markey questioned whether the [New England] region should import liquefied natural gas from Yemen when domestic gas production is booming because of drilling [and fracking] in shale formations across the country, including in Pennsylvania.
“These natural gas supply problems highlight the importance of developing the domestic infrastructure that would allow all Americans to benefit from the low-price, abundant, and secure supplies of natural gas now being produced in the United States,’’ wrote Markey, a Malden Democrat and ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee.
In an interview, Markey said he would “seriously consider’’ supporting a proposal by Spectra Energy Corp. of Houston to expand the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline that delivers natural gas to New England.Slowly, drip by drip, folks are beginning to understand the scale of oily resources in North America.
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The Congressman was an early supporter of the Cape Wind off-shore project, which is a high-cost, abundant, and renewable source of energy.
The Congressman is adamantly opposed to importing oil from the Canadian oil sands into the United States.
