Obama flicks switch on household appliance efficiency standards

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President orders Energy Department to impose tough new standards for washing machines, ovens, microwaves and air conditioners

The whirlwind of new green initiatives emanating from the Obama White House continued yesterday when the president ordered the Department of Energy to resuscitate long-stalled plans for higher energy efficiency...

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