Bush Administration is an Energy Hog

[Fern]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fifteen states led by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued the U.S. Energy Department on Wednesday for failing to set efficiency standards for household appliances that would save enormous amounts of energy.

The states and the city of New York said the DOE violated Congressional mandates to adopt stronger energy-saving standards within deadlines stated by law for 22 appliances.

The suit was filed in Manhattan Federal Court after the DOE declined to respond to a July 1 notice letter asking it to take action, Spitzer said at a press conference.

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[jmjj215]

Is there anything Spitzer doesn't have has his hand in? That guy's staff must work 80 hour weeks.

[mjrube94]

He's setting up for his run at NY Governor...

[Fern]

If running for Governor is a means of goading people into making substantiative changes that help the consumer, then I'm all for it.

[stone]

I'm not sure it is, he just likes to have himself on top of these situations. But wouldn't it be hard to get contributions for a governor's race if you keep investigating the misdoings of large businesses?