'Overwhelmed'

I receive a fair amount of sighting reports from Arkansas &; Missouri‚ mostly from the Ozarks region. This account it similar to other encounters I've received from the same general area"In June of 2012‚ on a weekend‚ Don and Mary (not their real names) decided to go on a relaxing weekend drive through the rugged but beautiful countryside of Stone County‚ Arkansas‚ not far from their home in Batesville. They chose a route they had taken before‚ traveling north up Highway 5 between steep wooded bluffs.“If it would help pinpoint the location‚ I remember there was a guard rail running along the opposite side of the road‚ and I looked on a map later and think we were just a little bit south of being straight west of Mt. Olive. We were on a relatively straight‚ level stretch of road and I noticed something brown and upright off to the left between the guard rail and a steep bluff on the left-hand side of the road. It was about the color of a dead cedar tree that had not yet lost its needles‚ and at first glance I thought maybe that was what it was. But I quickly realized it was the wrong shape and too solid-looking‚ if that makes any sense. At about that moment my wife said‚ ‘What is that thing?’”As the witnesses drew closer to the mysterious object they came to realize what they were seeing‚ or at least were able to see it in more detail. “It had thick brown hair a few inches long all over its body‚ except for on its face. I slowed way down and it stood there without moving‚ except for turning its head to watch us pass. I thought about stopping and if we would have had a camera with us I might have stopped long enough to try and get a picture‚ but we are not much for taking pictures and left our camera at home. Believe me‚ when we go for drives since then it is right on the seat between us.”A few direct questions resulted in a more detailed description of the creature observed by the couple. It was approximately six feet or slightly over in height‚ with a muscular build that led Don to compare it to a football linebacker or body-builder. The hair that covered its body was probably three to four inches in length; slightly longer on the lower arms and considerably so on the head. The eyes appeared to be a very dark brown and the skin exposed on the hairless portions of its face ‘looked like a person that spent a lot of time out in the sun; tanned to the point of being more of a brown color and somewhat wrinkled.’ The lips were noticeably lighter in color and ‘pinkish’.“It was the face that I remember most of all‚” Don told me. “It looked so damned human. Yeah‚ it had that ridge above its eyes more like an ape or gorilla‚ but the eyes and the rest of the face showed a clear expression of intense curiosity. It was like he was just as interested in figuring out what we were as we were about him. There was no sign of fear or threatening at all.” Another direct question elicited the fact that the shape of the head “might have been rounded up just a little bit more‚ but was very much like a person.”The couple had come to a complete stop when they got even with the creature‚ with no more than twenty-five feet or so between them. “I have read about the foul odor mentioned more than once by Bigfoot witnesses‚ but we had the window down and there was very little breeze at the time. There either wasn’t any odor or it was too slight to notice. They also reported no audible sound‚ such as a vocalization‚ coming from it. When asked‚ Don stated that they had done quite a bit of reading about Bigfoot on the internet since their experience but prior to it had only been vaguely aware of the phenomenon.When asked how the sighting ended‚ Don chuckled and said; “It was almost like he got bored looking at us or decided we weren’t going to get out of the way if he wanted to cross the road. He just turned around and walked off into the woods until we couldn’t see him anymore. The amazing thing to me was that something so big could be so quiet. He barely made any sound at all.Don only expressed on regret involving the encounter‚ aside from not having a camera. “If we had simply stopped to look at the scenery there would have been a car come up behind us in no time at all‚ so we would have to move on. But here we were wishing another witness would show up‚ and as far as other traffic we might as well have been on Mars.”Provided by Sam UptegroveSilent Invasion: The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot CasebookAstonishing Encounters: Pennsylvania's Unknown Creatures‚ Casebook 3Bigfoot in Pennsylvania: A History of Wild-Men‚ Gorillas‚ and Other Hairy Monsters in the Keystone StateStrange Pennsylvania MonstersThe Inhumanoids: Real Encounters with Beings that can't Exist!Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsMonster Hike: A 100-Mile Inquiry Into the Sasquatch MysteryRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----SHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore and legend are werewolves and vampires‚ as well as gods‚ goddesses‚ and demons. Lycanthropy is classified as a mental disorder in which the victim believes that they are a wolf or some other nonhuman animal. There are also metamorphs‚ in which a living being changes into a known or cryptid entity. An example of this phenomenon is when a Navajo native practitioner transforms into a magical being‚ or Skinwalker‚ with evil intentions using witchcraft.While the popular idea of a shapeshifter is of a human being who turns into something else‚ there are numerous stories about animals that can transform themselves as well.The following accounts include a mix of supernatural shapeshifters‚ though some of these examples are not well-known. So relax‚ listen to the reports‚ and make your assessment as to the nature of these transformed entities.If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each inquiry.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSThe Big Blue Man and Other Anomalous Bigfoot IndividualsEvidence of 45‚000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture DiscoveredWEREWOLVES‚ PORTALS‚ &; CRAWLERS NEAR THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES - LIVE Chat - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREKayakers Encounter Legendary Argentine Lake Monster El Nahuelito?Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explainPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

I was contacted by 'Edward' in Kansas City‚ Kansas by telephone‚ after he read my book 'Mothman Dynasty: Chicago's Winged Humanoids.' He wanted to retell his encounter."Edward wanted to relay an encounter that he and his cousin had in the summer of 1999 between 10-11 PM local time. They were traveling southbound on I-49 towards Joplin‚ Missouri (Edward was driving). He could not recall the exact area‚ but they were not too many miles from Joplin.He states that he noticed a tall figure quickly running from the direction of medium to his left‚ then directly in front of his car. Both he and his cousin observed this human-like being‚ that they immediately said to each other that it 'looked like a gargoyle.' The headlights illuminated the humanoid so well that both witnesses were able to get a good description of it. The 'gargoyle' was at least 6 1/2 ft. in height and had dark leathery hairless skin all over its body. The being looked towards the witnesses‚ and the face had stark flatten facial features with large deep set eyes. There were large wings that laid flat on its back‚ but were extended as it reached the other (right) side of the highway. Edward believes the being had begun to ascend into the air‚ and above the field.Edward noted that he had no other comparison to make of the humanoid‚ other than that of 'gargoyle.' But after he watched the movie 'Jeepers Creepers' after the film's release in 2001‚ he stated that the humanoid was 'very similar' to the 'Creeper' character. Both witnesses kept quiet about the encounter‚ until a few years later when Edward married his wife. He and his cousin both recounted the incident to her.The witness seemed grateful that he could 'tell his story without someone thinking he was crazy." LonReal Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsWeird Missouri: Your Travel Guide to Missouri's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsWeird Highway: MissouriThe Inhumanoids: Real Encounters with Beings that can't Exist!Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsMonster Hike: A 100-Mile Inquiry Into the Sasquatch MysteryRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----SHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore and legend are werewolves and vampires‚ as well as gods‚ goddesses‚ and demons. Lycanthropy is classified as a mental disorder in which the victim believes that they are a wolf or some other nonhuman animal. There are also metamorphs‚ in which a living being changes into a known or cryptid entity. An example of this phenomenon is when a Navajo native practitioner transforms into a magical being‚ or Skinwalker‚ with evil intentions using witchcraft.While the popular idea of a shapeshifter is of a human being who turns into something else‚ there are numerous stories about animals that can transform themselves as well.The following accounts include a mix of supernatural shapeshifters‚ though some of these examples are not well-known. So relax‚ listen to the reports‚ and make your assessment as to the nature of these transformed entities.If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each inquiry.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSThe Big Blue Man and Other Anomalous Bigfoot IndividualsEvidence of 45‚000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture DiscoveredWEREWOLVES‚ PORTALS‚ &; CRAWLERS NEAR THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES - LIVE Chat - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREKayakers Encounter Legendary Argentine Lake Monster El Nahuelito?Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explainPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

A group of young friends is playing in the countryside near Glasgow‚ Scotland when they hear a strange noise‚ then an object appears above. A man with white hair and a beard is watching them.I received the following account:"In 1974 I was outside playing in fields with friends when we heard strange sounds. The sounds seemed to come from nowhere. Then an object appears. It looks as if it is white silvery‚ undefined size but large window in front of it. It appears far away but a man is looking at us. He appears very close. Even now I can still visualize him‚ with white hair‚ and a white beard‚ wearing a kind of silvery suit. He is just watching us. We stand looking up. I don't know for how long‚ but remember that there was no fear. While looking at him we notice others are in the background behind the man. I had a feeling one was a woman but unsure.Then like a switch had been turned on myself and my friends started running away to our homes. We have never spoken of the events now or at the time‚ not a word like it didn't happen.I'm unsure how long we watched or were watched. This did not happen in the countryside by a large housing estate near Glasgow‚ Scotland. I always wondered who the man was and why was he watching us?"Real Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsWeird Missouri: Your Travel Guide to Missouri's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsWeird Highway: MissouriThe Inhumanoids: Real Encounters with Beings that can't Exist!Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsMonster Hike: A 100-Mile Inquiry Into the Sasquatch MysteryRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----SHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore and legend are werewolves and vampires‚ as well as gods‚ goddesses‚ and demons. Lycanthropy is classified as a mental disorder in which the victim believes that they are a wolf or some other nonhuman animal. There are also metamorphs‚ in which a living being changes into a known or cryptid entity. An example of this phenomenon is when a Navajo native practitioner transforms into a magical being‚ or Skinwalker‚ with evil intentions using witchcraft.While the popular idea of a shapeshifter is of a human being who turns into something else‚ there are numerous stories about animals that can transform themselves as well.The following accounts include a mix of supernatural shapeshifters‚ though some of these examples are not well-known. So relax‚ listen to the reports‚ and make your assessment as to the nature of these transformed entities.If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each inquiry.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSThe Big Blue Man and Other Anomalous Bigfoot IndividualsEvidence of 45‚000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture DiscoveredWEREWOLVES‚ PORTALS‚ &; CRAWLERS NEAR THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES - LIVE Chat - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREKayakers Encounter Legendary Argentine Lake Monster El Nahuelito?Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explainPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

The following information was forwarded to me several years ago by a friend who has been collecting reports of what he describes as 'Devil Monkeys.' Could these have been cryptid canines?"On January 12‚ 2006‚ the witness walked into his home to find a devil-like creature confronting his 6-year-old Labrador dog. This creature seemed to be an unusual combination of a monkey‚ a dog‚ and the devil. Suddenly‚ it sprang to its hind legs and ran‚ nearly pushing us over to get to the open door I had just come through. This creature had long fangs‚ a monkey-like tail‚ and extremely bright glowing eyes.In another report‚ An Ohio woman driving through Roanoke‚ Virginia at about 2:30 AM reported a similar encounter in the late 1990s while driving on a dark road at night and forced to take a detour due to road construction. She had driven past a road sign that read‚ "Red Wolf Crossing" close to Elizabeth City when a creature‚ which was not a wolf‚ leaped in front of her car.The creature was all black with very short sleek fur‚ pointy ears‚ and a long thin tail. She described it as cat-like‚ and yet not like any cat she had ever seen. The snout was flatter than a dog's and more like a cat's. The creature was very tall because she saw it when it was standing on its hind legs and was easily 6 feet tall. She indicated its torso looked very much like that of a very thin man and its head resembled a large monkey. Even though it was thin‚ it had muscular legs and arms.Later‚ the woman checked with the US Game and Wildlife Department who told her there were no black wolves in the area but suggested she had seen a feral dog (feral meaning "wild") or a wolf-dog hybrid. But the woman was emphatic it was not a wolf or dog. The woman explained the creature may have been on all fours just before leaping. The creature leaped with such force and height that it only took one bound to make it across both lanes of the highway. This indicates the creature leaped more than 18 feet or 6 meters to get across the road. Dogs and wolves do not leap this far in one jump. Even larger animals such as deer usually take several bounds to leap across a road."Real Monsters‚ Gruesome Critters‚ and Beasts from the DarksideEncounters with Flying Humanoids: Mothman‚ Manbirds‚ Gargoyles &; Other Winged BeastsWeird Missouri: Your Travel Guide to Missouri's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsWeird Highway: MissouriThe Inhumanoids: Real Encounters with Beings that can't Exist!Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept SecretsMonster Hike: A 100-Mile Inquiry Into the Sasquatch MysteryRegister a SNAP EBT CardTry Audible PlusPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAccess Phantoms &; Monsters Posts on Twitter 'X'-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----SHAPESHIFTERS: MYTHS or REAL BEINGS? - Please Join Us For LIVE CHAT! - Q &; A - Lon Strickler (Host)Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore and legend are werewolves and vampires‚ as well as gods‚ goddesses‚ and demons. Lycanthropy is classified as a mental disorder in which the victim believes that they are a wolf or some other nonhuman animal. There are also metamorphs‚ in which a living being changes into a known or cryptid entity. An example of this phenomenon is when a Navajo native practitioner transforms into a magical being‚ or Skinwalker‚ with evil intentions using witchcraft.While the popular idea of a shapeshifter is of a human being who turns into something else‚ there are numerous stories about animals that can transform themselves as well.The following accounts include a mix of supernatural shapeshifters‚ though some of these examples are not well-known. So relax‚ listen to the reports‚ and make your assessment as to the nature of these transformed entities.If you have questions‚ feel free to post them in the live chat. I will do my best to answer each inquiry.-----ORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONORDER THE AUDIOBOOK VERSIONProject Threshold: Finale-----TODAY'S TOP LINKSThe Big Blue Man and Other Anomalous Bigfoot IndividualsEvidence of 45‚000-Year-Old Advanced Material Culture DiscoveredWEREWOLVES‚ PORTALS‚ &; CRAWLERS NEAR THE LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES - LIVE Chat - Lon Strickler (Host)LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS REPORTS &; CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE‚ LIKE &; SHAREKayakers Encounter Legendary Argentine Lake Monster El Nahuelito?Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explainPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS READING LISTCONSIDER ADVERTISING ON PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIOLET'S DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONSClick the link for our Media KitCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistPHANTOMS &; MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on Spotify**********Your financial support of Phantoms &; Monsters and our other pursuits is much appreciated. Please click the banner above. Thanks.Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs‚CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.The Dark Arts of MISTER SAM SHEARON - Original Prints &; MerchandiseThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS &; MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2024 Phantoms &; Monsters - All Rights Reserved

Our 10 Best Final Albums Released By Classic Rock Artists list is an attempt to highlight some of the best albums ever released as a band’s final album of their career. Of course‚ there are hundreds of great rock and roll records that we have all collected that our favorite artists have released as their final say. Nonetheless‚ this list will look at just ten. Ten really good ones! We did set some rules and parameters for this one. We do not include reissues‚ live albums‚ compilations‚ etc. Additionally‚ there should have been at least two members of the original The post Our 10 Favorite Final Albums Released By Classic Rock Artists appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth lets you rock out to classic SEGA songs from games like Persona‚ Sonic‚ Shin Megami Tensei‚ and Hastune Miku: Colorful Stage while exploring Hawaii and Japan. You’ll need to find Soundtrack CDs containing these songs before you can add them to your playlist‚ though. Most of them can be obtained as rewards for Infinite Wealth’s wide array of minigames like Crazy Delivery and Sicko Snap‚ while others can be found in suitcases tucked away in hidden corners of Honolulu City‚ Isezaki Ijincho‚ and Kamurocho. Some are unfortunately locked behind expensive DLC purchases as well — notably the fan-favorite karaoke tracks — but there are still a ton of catchy tunes available in the base game. Where to Find Every Soundtrack CD in Infinite Wealth There are 64 Soundtrack CDs available to collect in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. We’ve tracked down most of them‚ but a few are still missing from our collection. Check back soon...

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has a fairly manageable trophy/achievement list as long as you’re willing to grind‚ but there are a few minor trophies that can be frustrating to get if you don’t already know what to do. Somewhere Over the Rainbow is one of these achievements. In order to get the Somewhere Over the Rainbow trophy in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth‚ all you have to do is photograph a rainbow in the skies of Hawaii. It sounds simple enough‚ but the weather is completely random in Infinite Wealth and the rainbow doesn’t always appear when it should. Also‚ you won’t be able to see it from everywhere in Hawaii‚ so you’ll need to be in the right place at the right time. Infinite Wealth Somewhere Over the Rainbow Trophy Guide Rainbows appear after it rains in Hawaii. Rain occurs randomly when exploring Honolulu‚ but it doesn’t last for very long and there’s no way to force the weather to change. Since a rainbow only...

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President Joe Biden announced a temporary pause on exports of liquefied natural gas to countries without free trade agreements Friday‚ a move that experts warn will drive up the price of energy and empower Russian President Vladimir Putin. “President Biden has been clear that climate change is the existential threat of our time—and we must act with the urgency it demands to protect the future for generations to come‚” the White House said in a news release on the move. The administration is temporarily pausing pending decisions on LNG exports until the Department of Energy can “update the underlying analyses for authorizations.” The current DOE analyses “are roughly five years old and no longer adequately account for considerations like potential energy-cost increases for American consumers … or the latest assessment of the impact of greenhouse gas emissions‚” the White House asserted. The news release warned about “the perilous impacts of methane on our planet‚” emphasizing “risks to the health of our communities.” Victoria Coates‚ who previously served as a senior policy adviser to the secretary of energy under President Donald Trump and currently serves as vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation‚ condemned Biden’s move as a “new front” in a “war on American energy.” (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.) “The Biden administration action today to halt pending applications for natural gas export permits represents a new front in their war on American energy‚” Coates told The Daily Signal. “Not only will they be damaging jobs‚ tax revenues‚ and energy prices here at home‚ they will also be destroying our strategic capacity to surge supply to allies from Europe to Japan in the event of yet another disruption in global markets.” Coates added: “Most ironically‚ they will also be thwarting the reductions in emissions that could have been achieved by the conversion of coal plants around the world to clean U.S. natural gas.” According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration‚ coal emits significantly more carbon dioxide than natural gas. In 2019‚ coal-fired plants produced 2‚257 pounds of carbon dioxide per megawatt-hour of electricity‚ while natural gas-fired plants produced less than half that amount‚ at 976 pounds per megawatt-hour. The pause may also embolden one of America’s strategic rivals‚ Russia‚ led by President Vladimir Putin‚ according to Diana Furchtgott-Roth‚ director of Heritage’s Center for Energy‚ Climate and Environment. “A pause in LNG exports would raise prices for our allies abroad‚ placing upward pressures on inflation at a time when the world is trying to reduce it‚” Furchtgott-Roth told The Daily Signal. “Increases in natural gas prices would be catastrophic for their economies‚ following the cut in natural gas supplies from Russia’s President Putin.” “This would be a gift to Putin‚ because prices of Russian natural gas would rise‚” Furchtgott-Roth added. Biden has championed the cause of Ukraine after Russia’s ongoing invasion‚ launched in 2022. Many European countries that previously relied on Russia for natural gas turned to the U.S.‚ making Europe the No. 1 destination for U.S. LNG exports in 2022. It remains unclear whether any European nations will be directly impacted by the pause‚ but it may increase LNG prices globally‚ affecting them indirectly. As for Biden’s claim about climate change being an “existential threat‚” the science on the exact causes of global climactic changes is far from settled. Climate alarmists’ agenda may make life worse in numerous ways‚ without necessarily providing any benefits in preventing climate-related catastrophes. “The pause will not affect already authorized exports‚” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters Friday‚ Politico reported. “Nor will it impact our ability to supply our allies in Europe‚ Asia or elsewhere. We remain committed to ensuring our partners’ medium-term energy needs are met and‚ if needed‚ the department can determine if exceptions should be made for national security needs.” Twenty-six Republican U.S. senators sent Biden a letter Friday objecting to the LNG pause. “We write to express deep concerns” with the announcement‚ they wrote. “This ‘LNG Plan’ drafted without input from Congress could have significant economic‚ environmental and national security consequences domestically and globally. It would be reckless to jeopardize our advantage‚ especially in a world where energy is frequently being used as a geopolitical weapon.” “U.S. LNG exports have served as a vital lifeline for countries in Europe and across the globe‚” the senators added. “Nearly half of U.S. LNG exports have been delivered to Europe to date‚ with a significant increase in exports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When European imports of LNG increased by 60 percent in 2022‚ U.S. LNG met that demand. Without U.S. LNG exports‚ European leaders would have to decide between depriving their own citizens of energy or actively funding Russia’s war on Ukraine.” The senators also warned that limiting U.S. LNG exports will not impact the world’s demand for natural gas‚ but rather lead countries like Iran and Russia to “simply produce more energy that is subject to less stringent environmental regulations‚” thereby increasing global emissions. “We strongly urge you to stop this shortsighted effort‚” the senators concluded. Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville‚ Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan‚ Florida’s Marco Rubio‚ Idaho’s Mike Crapo and Jim Risch‚ Kansas’ Jerry Moran‚ Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy‚ Mississippi’s Cindy Hyde-Smith‚ Montana’s Steve Daines‚ Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts‚ North Carolina’s Ted Budd and Thom Tillis‚ North Dakota’s Kevin Cramer‚ Ohio’s J.D. Vance‚ Oklahoma’s James Lankford‚ South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott‚ South Dakota’s Mike Rounds‚ Tennessee’s Bill Hagerty‚ Texas’ John Cornyn and Ted Cruz‚ Utah’s Mike Lee‚ and Wyoming’s John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis signed the letter. The White House did not respond to The Daily Signal’s request for comment by publication time. Senators-Biden-LNG-LetterDownload Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state.   The post Latest Biden Move Against American Energy Would Increase Inflation‚ Be ‘Gift to Putin‚’ Experts Warn appeared first on The Daily Signal.