Spokesmen for the U.S. energy industry blasted President Obama’s decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline Friday, though the widely expected move won’t have much impact on the industry’s operations. Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, the chief lobbying group for oil companies in the U.S., said five reviews conducted by President Barack Obama’s own administration over seven years showed that building the massive oil pipeline between Canada and the U.S. would be safe and help lower fuel prices for consumers. In the end, Mr. Gerard said, the White House capitulated to professional activists who advocate a “leave it in the ground” strategy toward fossil fuels. “It’s an assault on American workers and it’s politics at its worst,” he said. Record amounts of Canadian oil are flowing into the U.S. even without Keystone. So far this year the U.S. has imported 3.4 million barrels a day, accounting […]