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Hah, what a fraud EnergyStar is. So how many other government programs are exactly like this, or worse?

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/201 ... d_doe.html

The Government Accountability Office evaluated the Energy Star program by a covert investigation: submitting bogus products for approval. Here is what the GAO found.

"GAO's investigation shows that Energy Star is for the most part a self-certification program vulnerable to fraud and abuse. GAO obtained Energy Star certifications for 15 bogus products, including a gas-powered alarm clock."

Of 20 bogus products submitted by the GAO, the Energy Star program required independent verification for only four.

Approximately $300 million of Obama's stimulus will be used for state rebate programs on "energy-efficient" products as certified by the Energy Star program.

The table below details several fictitious GAO products certified by Energy Star.