James M. Jeffords: “Our job now is to get out there and improve it.”

I have introduced legislation to require EPA to establish uniform standards and controls for such facilities.

These innovations have the potential to move us into an era when driving a car or truck will no longer mean causing dangerous, global-warming pollution or using up scarce resources.

As you may know, International Paper is seeking a permit to burn tires at its facility in upstate New York.

I regard the RFS as the first step, and one that only produces a transition fuel on our way to a more climate-friendly future.