Rep. Whitfield: EPA Will Have 'a Big Battle on Their Hands' With Greenhouse Gas Rules

Erica Peterson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:33:18 +0000

Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield was on Platts Energy Week this weekend, responding to the energy and climate change issues President Obama mentioned in his State of the Union address. Whitfield, a Republican, is the chairman of the House Energy and Power subcommittee, and the interview can be summed up like this:

Congressional action on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions is preferable than EPA action;
...but it will be hard to pass any sort of market-based approach through Congress.
And really, is it necessary to regulate greenhouse gases?

Whitfield Chosen to Help Craft GOP Policy on Energy, Environment

Erica Peterson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:02:46 +0000

First District Congressman Ed Whitfield has been tapped to lead a subcommittee at the Republican National Convention later this month, where he’ll help shape the Republican party’s stance on energy issues.

Whitfield is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power. During his time in that position, he’s lead efforts to keep the uranium enrichment plant in Paducah open and stop the federal government from regulating coal ash.