Trump plans to end Energy Star home appliance program amid EPA reorganization
Trump plans to end Energy Star home appliance program amid EPA reorganization
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, as part of its broader reorganization, two sources briefed on the reorganization told Reuters.
The proposed end of the popular program would come as part of the dissolution of the EPA's Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP) and the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards - presented as part of Friday's agency reorganization announcement.
Energy hungry appliances means more energy (electricity/gas) consumed. trump's other efforts are killing green energy generation. So these two things together mean more fossil fuel energy consumption which props up his selling us all out to fossil fuel interests. This tracks with trumps corporate capture.
He's killing us
Yes, but his patrons benefit, so thats okay with him.
We should return the favor.
Your life is worth some extra money to a billionaire. It’s worth it.
It's a bizarre situation of pro global warming for its own sake. Like nor even oil companies want everything he's doing
Near the top of the list for fossil fuel interests is checks notes. How about that? Russia.
It also means I can buy an hvac unit that fits in my utility closet. The energy requirement change a couple years ago was going to make it not possible.
I'm not sure I follow what you're saying. What trump is ending is a standard that displays energy efficiency information. How would a less efficient unit, which means requires more energy, make a smaller unit?