Washington and the media often blame “inflation” or “supply chain issues” for high prices. But there’s a quieter, more deliberate force behind higher prices this Christmas: years of infrastructure delays driven by environmental activist groups. These groups don’t just protest pipelines or power plants anymore. They operate through lawsuits, regulatory pressure, and coordinated legal campaigns designed to slow or stop the infrastructure projects that keep energy affordable and goods moving. The goal isn’t always to block projects outright. It’s to delay them long enough to make everything more expensive. And by the time you’re shopping for Christmas, the damage is…