Empires fall because people look backward, instead of forward.
Arguing over pipelines is like people in 1913 arguing about the best way to breed draft horses, just as Henry Ford's first assembly line started pumping out cars -- for everyone.
Renewable energy prices are plummeting. The world's car makers are switching to EVs.
The greater “bang-for-buck” from lower renewable energy prices in 2016 for solar and wind power led to new power deals in countries including Denmark, Egypt, India, Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, all priced well below fossil fuel or nuclear options.
The death of this pipeline is a blessing. It would have a billion dollar boondoggle.