People want so badly to believe that the pipeline is some sort of magic bullet to drive down energy costs.
It can't be. Oil at the current price is starting to bump down against the breakeven points for much of the tar sand shale whatever US/Canada production operations. They will not pump oil at a loss.
NY, these stupid pipeline ***** are to stuoopid to understand the idea of a barrel of oil dropping in price to the point that there is no profit in pumping it. And that increased supply with no increase in demand will drive prices even lower. And tar sands oil is the most expensive to get out of the ground in the world.
It's all about MAKING Obama do something they wanted done. And the hell with what happens after.