ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy efficient products and practices.
…or so their website says.  Recently the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted a secret squirrel mision to evaluate the quality of the Energy Star program which is run by the EPA.  Their report, while intended as a serious evalutation of the Energy Star rating, is quite a humorous read.  They must have really enjoyed inventing these products for …