Home Appliance Energy, Water Efficiency Standards Could Save 5 Trillion Gallons of Water

The U.S. government may not be able to push through a climate bill, but that hasn't stopped appliance makers from banding together and proposing efficiency standards of their own. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers teamed up with the Natural Resources Defense Council and American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy this week to produce the Energy Efficient and Smart Appliance Agreement of 2010 (PDF), a sweeping set of energy and water efficiency standards that could save up...