What the End of Energy Star Could Mean for Commercial Real Estate

What the end of Energy Star could mean for commercial real estate

More than 8,800 commercial buildings earned the Energy Star last year, saving more than $2 billion and preventing more than 5.7 million metric tons of emissions.

The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances - Grist.org

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The unlikely coalition fighting to keep Energy Star labels on your appliances

When the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to eliminate the Energy Star program became public, pushback from environmental groups was expected. The government-funded labeling system helps consumers identify energy-efficient products and practices, saving them $40 billion annually in energy costs. Since its founding in 1992, Energy Star has helped avoid at least 4 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and has been lauded as one of the mo…