High-energy rally takes on cap-and-trade bill

Fervor over a proposed energy bill attracted more than 100 people, mostly seniors, to a rally at the new Westin hotel at Reynolds Crossing.

EnergyCitizens, a nationwide alliance of organizations and people seeking to stop the cap-and-trade bill from passing the U.S. Senate, organized the event.

Notably, Dominion — the area’s largest energy producer — was not present.

EnergyCitizens is funded primarily by the American Petroleum Institute and is led by a coalition of pro-business groups including the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginia Petroleum Council and the state trucking and manufacturing associations. Read more