UW Professors Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash were recently interviewed by KUOW’s Emily Fox about the EnergyStar program. Many of us recognize this program as the labels that mark the most energy-efficient appliances when you shop for a TV, refrigerator or computer. The Trump administration wants to end it, but according to Dolsak and Prakash ending the program doesn’t make sense, for a number of reasons. These reasons include that it’s good for consumers, it creates a ‘market for virtue’, there is marginal fiscal impact, and there’s republican support.

Listen to the interview