A Gasoline Powered Alarm Clock Is Energy Efficient - Really?!

At least that's according to the U.S. federal "Energy Star" program. You know that government label certifying that a consumer product is energy efficient.

The labels help guide consumers buy a product in return for tax credits and rebates - an incentive if you will.

So how come a gasoline powered alarm clock?

It was a test by U.S. government investigators to see if the energy program was vulnerable to fraud and abuse.

Sorry to say but to energy certify 15 out of 20 phony products equates to a failing grade.

I mean come on, wasn't there at least one person in the program who questioned the fact that it was a gasoline powered alarm clock.

I mean think about it for a moment - A GASOLINE POWERED ALARM CLOCK THAT'S 1 1/2 FEET HIGH AND 15 INCHES WIDE. I don't know about you that is a warning sign right there. And I don't see gasoline power as either effective or clean.

What it comes down to is that the Energy Star program does not verify manufacturer's claims. Well isn't that obvious.

Apparently the automated review system didn't catch on to the deception.

So it was a machine that was handling all this and not a human being? Ah well. And because they thought the energy efficiency information was plausible no one thought to read the product description information or to verify the claims.

Hopefully this becomes an eye opener for the Energy Star program. It is such a good program to be marred by such inadequacies.