Posts Tagged Epa

EPA Refrigeration Retardation

The EPA is considering new regulations of the gas that makes your refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners work. Having just declared CO2 (plant food) to be a dangerous gas, I wondered what the motivation was due to the fact that the ozone hole has closed up considerably. I also wondered if anybody at the EPA had really studied the this?

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Katy Home Owners: What You Need to Know About the New R-410A

Since January 1st, the EPA has required R-410A refrigerant, also known by the brand names of Puron, SUVA and Gentron AZ-20, in newly manufactured air conditioners and heat pump systems.

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Is the Energy Star Brand Losing its Edge? (GreenBiz)

The EPA and DOE began testing six commonly used appliances this week, while also working to create a system to ensure that all Energy Star-labeled products are tested to guarantee they deliver the energy savings that are promised.

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EPA, DOE Announce New Steps to Strengthen ENERGY STAR (U.S. Department of Energy)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy today outlined a series of steps to further strengthen the trusted ENERGY STAR program.

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Energy Star Steps Up: LG Refrigerators Put Federal Oversight

The Department of Energy’s move to strip some LG refrigerators of the Energy Star label set the blogosphere afire with stories about how the EPA was toughening up Energy Star restrictions. It turns out that’s only sort of true.

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