Study says feds miss energy deadlines
The government for decades has failed to meet legal deadlines for tougher energy efficiency standards for appliances and other equipment, costing consumers and industry tens of billions of dollars in electric costs, a congressional study said Thursday.
Retailers who feared they would end up with coal in their Christmas stocking are feeling a little more jolly. They benefited from a last-minute holiday shopping spree, according to two groups that track consumer spending.