{"id":477013,"date":"2010-03-26T18:59:05","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2010-03-26T18:59:05","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T22:59:05","slug":"gao-sting-finds-energystar%c2%ae-program-in-need-of-independent-review-overhaul-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/477013","title":{"rendered":"GAO Sting Finds EnergyStar\u00ae Program in Need of Independent Review; Overhaul Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/files\/2010\/03\/EPA_Lisa_Jackson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7715\" title=\"EPA_Lisa_Jackson\" src=\"http:\/\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/cleantechnica\/files\/2010\/03\/EPA_Lisa_Jackson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhile much of the EnergyStar\u00ae program is sound, and has led to real  quantifiable energy savings over time, over the last four years,\u00a0 alarm bells have been  sounding on the increasingly lax certification process. Just how lax?<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gao.gov\/new.items\/d10470.pdf\">year-long undercover sting  operation by the General Accounting Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alarms had been sounding for the last 4 years, leading up to a year long investigation that uncovered the flawed certification process.\u00a0 So this month, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energy.gov\/news\/8775.htm\" >EPA and the DOE announced that it will begin a long overdue overhaul<\/a> of certification processes to get the EnergyStar\u00ae program back on track.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, all products seeking the  EnergyStar\u00ae label will be tested in approved labs and require  manufacturers to participate in an ongoing verification testing program  to will ensure continued compliance.<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnica.com\/2010\/03\/26\/gao-sting-finds-energystar%c2%ae-program-in-need-of-independent-review-overhaul-imminent\/#more-7704\" class=\"more-link\">(more&#8230;)<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?a=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?a=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?i=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?a=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?i=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?a=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?i=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?a=4nI_oHnp6C0:G4Tt3sojlb0:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/cleantechnica\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/cleantechnica\/com\/~4\/4nI_oHnp6C0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While much of the EnergyStar\u00ae program is sound, and has led to real quantifiable energy savings over time, over the last four years,\u00a0 alarm bells have been sounding on the increasingly lax certification process. Just how lax? 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