Oil from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Uncompetitive and Insecure

How odd. On 16 January I posted a blog here about the dubious economics of the tar-sands industry and hence of the Keystone XL pipeline. The blog began with an analogy to the economic implausibility and national-security risks of oil* from the vast Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (called ANWR by those who want us to forget it also teems with wildlife). Little did I know that just nine days later, President Obama and Interior Secretary Jewell would recommend that area for strict Wilderness Act protection.