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Energy Star Program Failing?

Posted by BLOGASSAULT on Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:26:53 AM
   Well, it is run by the government is it not?
 
While much of the Energy Star program is sound, and has led to real quantifiable energy savings over time, over the last four years,  alarm bells have been sounding on the increasingly lax certification process. Just how lax?

A gasoline-powered alarm clock the size of a microwave was one of the more ridiculous items able to get an automated label in a year-long undercover sting operation by the General Accounting Office.

Alarms had been sounding for the last 4 years, leading up to a year long investigation that uncovered the flawed certification process.  So this month, the EPA and the DOE announced that it will begin a long overdue overhaul of certification processes to get the EnergyStar® program back on track.
 
   Now, why was that gas-powered alarm clock so bad? I might buy one had a known about it! Typed into the search engine and all i am getting is this story and others about the gas powered alarm clock. I can't seem to find the maker. Maybe they never put it into production? I will keep looking thought.
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