When consumers do not take full advantage of efficiency gains, it is because they are weighing other factors that influence their decision making. When the federal government arbitrarily places one of those factors over others, it makes consumers worse off. — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
EPA gets to set a standard for new. For the existing, EPA sets guidelines for what we think is appropriate, but then states develop… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
Any first-generation technology will. But we are looking at carbon the same way we look at every pollutant under the Clean Air Act; we… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
I think climate change is probably the most extreme, and it's been going on for years because it's very difficult to talk about a… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
When discussing overall impacts on employment, it is important not to overlook the new technologies and industries that can be driven by pollution control… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
People are not running to build coal facilities because of the price of natural gas, but we do see them being constructed, and there… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
States with tremendous oil and natural gas reserves have the most to gain economically from proper regulation. — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
The EPA's greenhouse gas regulations, along with a host of other onerous regulations, are unnecessarily driving out conventional fuels as part of America's energy… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
We are very confident that the data is showing that carbon capture and sequestration is technologically feasible and it's available. It has been successfully… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it. — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
I don't think any administration, when they come in, thinks that their job is to tell the scientists what the science looks like or… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
I definitely challenge people. But hopefully, I am working harder than anybody else, and so people won't resent the fact that I want them… — Gina McCarthy Copy Share Image
