I think the point about NIMBYism is really the root of it. It's hard, slow and expensive to get anything built now, and that extends way past pipelines.
There are some areas where the increased burden/cost has been better as a whole for society, making better cities, better environmental choices etc. But most of it is just pure NIMBYism under the guise of altruistic causes, and it's becoming a massive parasite on the economy, and leading to serious problems such as the housing crisis.
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