Energy Star is a 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". Despite news to the contrary, they are a self-proclaimed "overwhelming success".
The New York Times is reporting that a secret Congressional audit has uncovered evidence that Energy Star's methods of certifying products as energy efficient and environmentally friendly are... well... sort of crappy.
The only surprising part of this story is that the Government attempted some oversight of one of its own fatty appendages.
