Spencer Abraham, CEO of The Abraham Group, Forbes contributorFrom Spencer Abraham, CEO of The Abraham Group, Forbes contributorRegulation & ComplianceOpinion: Changing the Renewable Fuel Standard Is Crucial to Revitalizing American ManufacturingThe Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, was developed during my tenure as Energy Secretary and has helped diversify America's fuel supplies. The credit program EPA created to ensure RFS compliance, due to changes in the oil industry, now merely serves to subsidize global oil companies and gasoline retail chains at the expense of independent American refiners and small fuel retailers.July 17, 2017Page 1 of 1