The Case for Eliminating Energy Star

Reason cited CEI’s expert on the EPA

A March white paper from the Competitive Enterprise Institute on modernizing the EPA says “green purchasing programs” like Energy Star “assume the federal government needs to meddle in the marketplace by providing its seal of approval on what it deems to be environmentally satisfactory products.” The paper continues, arguing, “If consumers demand certain information, then businesses will respond by disseminating this information to them.” If a labeling system is needed, “then private certification organizations should play such a role.”

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