Energy Star Scammed

The U.S. Energy Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency certify products as energy efficient in accordance with federal requirements.

Ostensibly, the consumer will benefit by purchasing items designated under the Energy Star Program.

Fifteen phony products — including a gasoline-powered alarm clock — won a label from the government certifying them as energy efficient in a test of the federal Energy Star program. Investigators concluded the program is “vulnerable to fraud and abuse.”

A report released Friday said government investigators tried to pass off 20 fake products as energy efficient and only two were rejected.

An official with the Energy Star Program is rumored to have said, "Oh s***! We gotta fix that."