Re:EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
by merrywhether on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @10:26AM
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That sounds like the market at work? Government doesn’t control what private companies stock, so it seems they’ve gotten some signal that the majority of their customers prefer energy-efficient products. If you’re a non-mainstream consumer, things are always going to be harder for you.
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Re:EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
by timr on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @12:12PM
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When you insert a giant labeling bureaucracy in the middle of it, then point to consumers doing what they would have done anyway, then no, it’s not “the market at work”.
It’s a bit like making a Department of Deliciousness, and “voluntarily” labeling every cookie sold as part of the SweetStar program. My goodness…people like certified delicious products! Let’s hire more people…