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Where to Star?
Energy Star program needs improvement, says Consumer Reports |
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11 Sep 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:11 PM on 11 Sep 2008 The U.S. EPA is facing off with Consumer Reports over the federal Energy Star program, which rates the energy efficiency of products in more than 50 categories. In a recent article, the consumer magazine declares that Energy Star "standards are too easy to reach and federal test procedures haven't kept pace with new technology," noting that product testing by manufacturers is n ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, green living, green products, news, US EPA (all these topics) |
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The Appliance of Their Aye
U.S. DOE will phase in energy-efficiency standards for household appliances |
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14 Nov 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Appliance of Their Aye U.S. DOE will phase in energy-efficiency standards for household appliances After years of thumb-twiddling, the U.S. Department of Energy will phase in more stringent energy-efficiency requirements for 22 household appliances and other pieces of equipment over the next five years. Congress requires ramped-up efficiency standards according to periodic deadlines; this update is only a dozen ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living, news (all these topics) |
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Count Him In
One of two individuals in DOE's voluntary emissions program reports back |
Mike Taylor |
06 Oct 2006 |
Soapbox |
| I'll admit it: I'm different from most people. I have energy savings goals for my house and car. I usually shop at a local food co-op, paying more than I have to for organic items. I even work indirectly with renewable energy for a living. It wouldn't be that hard to be labeled an environmentalist, except I don't like that word because it turns so many people off (we like "-isms& ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living (all these topics) |
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Energy Asterisk
On Energy Star labels |
Umbra Fisk |
23 Aug 2004 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, When I see the Energy Star rating on an appliance, can I trust that some government or consumer group is monitoring the ratings, or is that just a commercial ploy? Who profits from the Energy Star thing? Not Starry-Eyed Bridgewater, N.J. Dearest Not Starry-Eyed, A green screen. Photo: EnergyStar.gov. Energy Star is a project of our very own U.S. EPA, with assistance from the Department of Energy. Products that meet Ener ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, Department of Energy, energy, energy efficiency, green living, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Solar, Without Flair
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04 Feb 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Solar, Without Flair President Bush's proposed budget for the government's 2004 fiscal year doesn't contain much good news for renewable energy advocates: Total research funding for the Energy Department's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs would increase just 0.1 percent. Last summer, though, the feds apparently had enough money to purchase a solar-energy system to heat the pres ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living, politics, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Interior's Ulterior Motive
Behind the scenes at the Bush administration's renewable energy summit |
Amanda Scott |
07 Dec 2001 |
Main Dish |
| Ever since the White House declared energy independence a matter of national security, some unlikely evangelists in the Bush administration have been belting out the clean energy gospel. Case in point: Last week, Gale Norton presided over the first national renewable energy summit in history, co-hosted by the Departments of Interior and Energy. Gale Norton. With its cathe ... |
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| Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Interior, energy, green living, politics, renewable energy, United States, wilderness (all these topics) |
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Put a Radioactive Fork in It
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17 Oct 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Put a Radioactive Fork in It A proposal by the U.S. Department of Energy to recycle radioactive steel did not go over well with environmentalists and other concerned citizens in Minneapolis yesterday. The DOE is considering a plan to recycle slightly contaminated scrap metal from its research and weapons facilities. The recycled steel would then be used in consumer goods from snow shovels ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics) |
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Get Your Solar Kicks on Route 66
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26 Jul 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Get Your Solar Kicks on Route 66 The longest solar-powered car race came to end yesterday in Claremont, Calif., with a University of Michigan team in the lead. The victorious single-passenger car took 56 hours and 10 minutes to cover 2,247 miles in a 10-day race along Route 66. Twenty-eight teams finished the race, the sixth since the first U.S. competition in 1990 The cars' price tags ran ... |
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| Topics: Department of Energy, green living, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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