Excellent points.

"This country has to be capable of making evidence-based decisions on projects of national benefit, and making those decisions stick."

Protestors beware, it's not about how loud you yell, but what you are yelling about!

Global oil consumption has continued to increase every year since records have been kept. This year, global consumption of oil is on track to increase by 1.6-million barrels per day. That's the demand from people everywhere, like your neighbors, the women down the street, the guy in the next town or country, everybody. No matter if you don't like oil or think climate change is important or want to take some determined or arbitrary stand, the facts are that global use of oil is increasing! Yelling, stamping your feet, standing or marching in protest groups serves to give you attention and some media time, but the consumption of oil continues to increase, unabated.

Consumers will decide when and how much to reduce consumption of oil, not protestors !