About this episode
The episode discusses the ongoing impacts of Liquified Natural Gas exports on communities in Southwest Louisiana and their implications for electricity bills and the industry amid geopolitical events.
Two years ago, we investigated the Liquified Natural Gas export build out on the Gulf Coast. We followed those exports around the world from Louisiana to Germany to Japan to unravel the story of LNG. But that story isn’t over. Today, host Carlyle Calhoun returns to LNG with Gulf States Newsroom reporter Drew Hawkins. They talk about how people in Southwest Louisiana are still being impacted by this build out, how LNG exports are affecting your electricity bills and what the war in Iran means for this industry. “Carbon Coast” is part one of our three part series about LNG called “All Gassed Up,” reported and produced by Halle Parker and Carlyle Calhoun. You can listen to parts two and three by searching for “All Gassed Up” in our feed. CREDITS This episode of Sea Change was Carlyle Calhoun and Drew Hawkins. Our theme music is by John Batiste, and our sound designer is Kurt Kohnen. Carlyle Calhoun is the executive producer. Sea Change is a WWNO and WRKF production. We're a part of the NPR Podcast Network and distributed by PRX. Sea Change is made possible with major support from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine. WWNO’s Coastal…
People in this episode
Host: Carlyle Calhoun
Guest: Drew Hawkins
Topics covered
- Liquified Natural Gas
- Gulf Coast
- electricity bills
- impact on communities
- energy exports
- environmental issues
Keywords
- LNG
- Gulf Coast
- Southwest Louisiana
- electricity bills
- energy exports
- environmental impact
- war in Iran
- community impact
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gulf States Newsroom, WWNO, WRKF, NPR Podcast Network, PRX, Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Walton Family Foundation, Miro Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation
Places: Southwest Louisiana, Louisiana, Germany, Japan
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