Energy star

The EPA has launched a consumer-education campaign in Boston to promote a new "EnergyStar" program, which purportedly could cut the average Hub household's annual $1600 utility bill by 30 percent. Using a strategy similar to that of GreenSeal, a company whose label identifies enviro-friendly products for consumers, EnergyStar designates energy-efficient home and office appliances. Not only would this save money, but it would cut back on the country's pollution-generating production of electricity, 35 percent of which is consumed by households.

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Green days
What to watch for

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