The best air conditioners efficiently and quietly cool your space. These are the best window and portable units for bedrooms, ...

Balanced Performance: For rooms up to 250 square feet, the GE’s 6,000 ... user-friendly pick. Energy Efficient: The Frigidaire 10,000 BTU air conditioner is an Energy Star-rated option that ...

That’s exactly what the federal Energy Star program — which certifies energy-efficient appliances with a well-recognized blue logo with a white star — accomplished for more than 30 years ...

launched the Energy Star program in 1992 as part of the Clean Air Act. The program was passed with strong bipartisan support under the President George H. W. Bush administration. It’s used to ...

Hawaii Energy offers rebates for energy-efficient swaps such as Energy Star fridges, pool pumps and LED light bulbs. Residents benefit by not only getting the rebate, but saving on future energy ...

But the Energy Star program, targeted for elimination last week, is not and never has been about climate. I was there at the creation. The EPA created Energy Star in 1992 as a public-private ...

By Ron Lieber There’s a good chance you’re part of the nearly 90 percent of American households that are aware of the Energy Star label that shows up on home appliances when you’re shopping ...

“And if they are certified, they can use a little blue Energy Star label, which makes it real easy for consumers to say, ‘Ah, here's a high-efficiency product.’ And as a result, sales of ...

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate the money-saving Energy Star appliance program. The program — which began in 1992 under Republican President ...

Bottom line: The Energy Star program was introduced by a Republican president in 1992. Now, a new Republican administration appears poised to shut it down for good. While the Trump administration ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government ...