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A comment on EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program. Parent comment

Re:EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program by TylerE on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @11:24PM (#43911959)
Is there a single rocket certification program in any industry that is actually pro-consumer? I’m failing to think of an example.

Private industry cannot be trusted to act in any interest but their own bottom line.

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Re:EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program by olalonde on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @12:18AM (#43912238)
Energy Star, as a matter of fact, is almost entirely privately run. Certification is voluntary and testing/verification is done by private labs. Replace government by some industry consortium or non-profit and not much as changed.
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