Anna Aurilio

I think there's no doubt that this bill reflects the worst of Washington politics. It's Christmas in August for the read more

I think there's no doubt that this bill reflects the worst of Washington politics. It's Christmas in August for the big energy companies, and the consumers get lumps of coal. There's really nothing to cheer about by anyone who gets a utility bill or has to fill up a gas tank. The energy lobbyists are the big winners, and the rest of us are left in the dust choking.

Basically, the opponents of this project have lost in the court of public opinion. So they've gone behind closed doors.

Basically, the opponents of this project have lost in the court of public opinion. So they've gone behind closed doors.

It will not reduce America's dependence on oil and it will not create a cleaner energy future, ... Instead the read more

It will not reduce America's dependence on oil and it will not create a cleaner energy future, ... Instead the bill allows big oil companies to pollute water supplies, plunder the Treasury and attack our coastlines.

We're hoping the reconciliation bill does go away. It's becoming very controversial.

We're hoping the reconciliation bill does go away. It's becoming very controversial.

Big energy lobbyists may be cheering the bill's enactment, but ordinary Americans had better hold fast to their wallets, ... read more

Big energy lobbyists may be cheering the bill's enactment, but ordinary Americans had better hold fast to their wallets, ... As gasoline prices careen out of control, the bill keeps America speeding down the wrong road toward more oil consumption, more drilling, and more pollution.