US EPA

Great idea, bad implementation:

"As stressful weather conditions continue to push corn yields lower and prices upward, the economic ramifications for consumers, livestock and poultry producers, food manufacturers and food service providers will become more severe," the senators wrote.

Hagan and her fellow Senators are correct, the ethanol mandate needs to be eased in the wake of this year's horrible corn crop. But we can't let this lesson go unnoticed. It's long past time we diversified our ethanol production, parking our cars back in the driveway and away from the dinner table:

For talking out of both sides of their mouth on the mercury issue:

“Given your stated preparedness for the rule, we are puzzled by Duke Energy’s potential affiliation with the Electric Reliability Coordinating Council. As you may know, the ERCC is aggressively seeking to delay and weaken much-needed federal mercury protections.”

Here's a little background on ERCC, for those who can stomach it: