Now gas will be cheap again, right?

Maybe not:

Accord­ing to the recent Depart­ment of Ener­gy analy­sis, the oil extract­ed from the Arc­tic Refuge will low­er gas prices by just one pen­ny when pro­duc­tion hits its peak 20 years from now.

Mean­while, calv­ing grounds for cari­bou, nest­ing grounds for migra­to­ry birds, and the home of the mys­te­ri­ous musk oxen will all be at the whim of some drunk dri­ver. (Yes, yes, they won’t be using tankers, but you can bet there won’t be many more pop­u­lar hob­bies in the oil­fields than drink­ing heav­i­ly. And Prince William Sound is still recov­er­ing.)

Hon­est­ly, what’s the point? I’ll pay an extra pen­ny at the pump, no problem.