"Hot Gas" or "Hot Air"?

Elizabeth Douglass writes in today's Los Angeles Times about the latest argument to be trotted out against LNG-- apparently it burns hotter than domestic gas and this will have some kind of negative effect on seals (the mechanical kind, not the "sea lion" kind).

Is this another specious argument seeking to kill proposed LNG projects or a legitimate concern? Judge for yourself, but when the "Association for Home Appliance Manufacturers" (I guess there really is an association for everything) gets dragged into this fight, you have to wonder if ulterior motives and undisclosed agendas are afoot.

At any rate, LNG burns hot, but it still burns so it has to at least be considered--reasonably and fairly-- as an option to meet California's energy needs.

Concerns Raised Over Natural Gas From Abroad [Los Angeles Times]