EQT Corp. on Tuesday defended U.S. natural gas producers and argued for boosting exports in a lengthy rebuttal to claims last month by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) that “corporate greed and profiteering” are to blame for the sharp rise in energy prices this year.

CEO Toby Rice sent a nine-page response to Warren’s Nov. 23 letter to nearly a dozen of the nation’s leading gas producers raising concerns about rising prices and their impact on consumers. She also requested more information about how the companies have benefited from international gas exports and what they’ve invested in alternative energy. 

Rice said if anything the country should increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in particular to displace dirtier fuels like coal across the world. 

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