Anna Aurilio

These oil companies are making profit hand over fist as consumers are suffering.

These oil companies are making profit hand over fist as consumers are suffering.

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.

The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards.

The president has the power to pick up a pen and require car companies to raise fuel-efficiency standards.

It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

It's Christmas in August for big energy, and consumers get lumps of coal.

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