It's a good article by Mr. Dick. The following article (or the referenced study) that just popped up for me when reading LNG news should give MARAD and others more confidence (not that it matters at this point). The study, commissioned by the former administration (which I've yet to read), might help with any legal or other pushback, and given the findings, the green light for LNG and Delfin just got a little brighter for me. It's all about conviction....
The overall conclusion, therefore, seems to be that while the production and transportation of liquefied natural gas does generate emissions of methane and carbon dioxide, there are offsetting effects that bring down the net effect of these emissions to a negligible fraction of a percentage—even if U.S. LNG exports really boom, expanding fivefold between now and 2050. That should be good news for producers, but there is even better news for energy consumers. The Department of Energy also concluded in its assessment that even a major increase in LNG exports would not move domestic gas prices too much.