U.S. policies on the export of liquefied natural gas are out of step with renewable and climate protection goals, the Sierra Club said. The Sierra Club announced it filed comments with the Department of Energy on the impacts of LNG. The advocacy group said LNG exports would lead to more domestic gas production, which may cause an increase in greenhouse gas emissions and inhibit the development of renewable energy projects. Sierra Club attorney Nathan Matthews said Monday the analysis from the Department of Energy falls short. “The increase in drilling and fracking [needed] to meet export demand will increase overall carbon pollution emissions, putting it at odds with the Administration’s goal to reduce carbon pollution emissions 17 percent by 2020,” he said in a statement . His statement follows an announcement from Exxon Mobil that it filed an application to export LNG from Alaska with the Department of Energy. […]