1. The Case Against Liquefied Natural Gas Loretta Lynch Member, Board of Directors Pacific Environment

2. “A major shift in U.S. energy policy that is likely to have major impacts on the U.S. economy for decades and could cost hundreds of thousands of Americans their jobs has occurred largely in a vacuum.” -Andrew Weissman, Energy Ventures Group, Summer 2005 www.pacificenvironment.org

3. What is Liquefied Natural Gas? Natural gas is extracted through underground drilling overseas. Natural gas is extracted through underground drilling overseas. Chilled to -260 degrees Fahrenheit—liquefies, becomes highly flammable. Chilled to -260 degrees Fahrenheit—liquefies, becomes highly flammable. Moved in huge, diesel-burning tankers across the ocean. Moved in huge, diesel-burning tankers across the ocean. Re-gasified at coastal import terminals. Re-gasified at coastal import terminals. Sent into CA’s gas pipelines which must be retrofitted to handle foreign gas. Sent into CA’s gas pipelines which must be retrofitted to handle foreign gas. www.pacificenvironment.org

4. LNG: Further Dependence on Foreign Energy www.pacificenvironment.org

5. Source: California Energy Commission

6. Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals – West Coast Source: California Energy Commission

7. Sempra’s Campaign of Deception “North America's demand for natural gas is growing, yet production in the lower 48 of the United States is decreasing.” “North America's demand for natural gas is growing, yet production in the lower 48 of the United States is decreasing.” -Sempra Energy www.pacificenvironment.org

8. Sempra’s “Current Trend” vs. Reality Source: Sempra’s Presentation to Cambridge Energy, February 2006 Source: Energy Information Administration

9. A Tale of Two Graphs Source: Energy Information Agency, U.S. Department of Energy Source: Sempra Energy www.pacificenvironment.org

10. Sempra’s Energy Kingdom Rockies Express Pipeline will deliver 1.8 billion cubic feet of NG per day to the Mid-West Two LNG terminals will deliver up to 3 billion cubic feet of NG to Western states. Strategy: Monopoly over supplies & customers. Sempra’s Mexico LNG projects: outside of U.S. jurisdiction. Sempra implicated in manipulating energy supply in 2000 – 2001.