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Every day we are paying more for energy than we should due to poor insulation, inefficient lights, appliances, and heating and cooling equipment - money we could save by investing in energy efficiency.

Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly.

The more energy-efficient we become as a nation, the less we need to develop additional energy sources.

Today, we're very dependent on cheap energy. We just take it for granted - all the things you have in the house, the way industry works.

The more that energy costs, the less economic activity there can be.

Obviously, the highest type of efficiency is that which can utilize existing material to the best advantage.

Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of energy use.

And autos are not the only product that could be made more energy efficient if we just put in place sensible requirements. This is also true of many appliances and even of entire buildings.

Industry looks at research and development for energy efficiency, lowering material costs, so on and so forth.

Efficiency innovations are a natural part of the economic cycle, but these are the innovations that streamline process and actually reduce the number of available jobs.