Ed Whitfield: “Any action regarding climate change should rest with Congress and not unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats at the…”

In my view, an appliance that saves a few dollars per year on energy but doesn't work as well is being penny wise and pound foolish.

As I see it, the RFS was enacted largely for three reasons--to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, to lower greenhouse gas emissions, and to strengthen rural economies.

I want clean air. I want clean water. But I don't want an organized attack on the energy-producing sector of America because of, to use Mr. McNerney's term, a political decision to go after hydrocarbons.

I believe we should have an open mind on whether changes are needed.