Why are we selling off our “energy independence”?
We are reaching the point where we produce more Natural Gas than we use. Exporting surpluses where economical keeps the US with more jobs and more incentive to keep building up the supply chain while our demand grows more slowly with new Chemical Plants, Natural Gas for transportation, etc.
If we close off exports, we will shut down the economic incentive to keep growing supply at this time. Many companies then will invest more in Qatar, Australia, etc instead of building up our infrastructure and supply.