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Energy Star (trademarked ENERGY STAR) is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products originated in the United States.

It was created in 1992 by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.

Since then, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the European Union have adopted the program.

Devices carrying the Energy Star service mark, such as computer products and peripherals, kitchen appliances, buildings and other products, generally use 20–30% less energy than required by federal standards.

In the United States, the Energy Star label is also shown on EnergyGuide appliance label of qualifying products.

Efficient energy use, sometimes simply called energy efficiency, is the goal to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services.

For example, insulating a home allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature.

Installing fluorescent lights, LED lights or natural skylights reduces the amount of energy required to attain the same level of illumination compared with using traditional incandescent light bulbs.

Improvements in energy efficiency are generally achieved by adopting a more efficient technology or production process or by application of commonly accepted methods to reduce energy losses.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency of the Federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress.

The EPA was proposed by President Richard Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order.

The order establishing the EPA was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.

The agency is led by its Administrator, who is appointed by the president and approved by Congress.

The current administrator is Scott Pruitt.

The EPA is not a Cabinet department, but the administrator is normally given cabinet rank.

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment on individual, organisation controlled or governmental levels, for the benefit of both the environment and humans.

Due to the pressures of over consumption, population and technology, the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently.

This has been recognized, and governments have begun placing restraints on activities that cause environmental degradation.

Since the 1960s, activity of environmental movements has created awareness of the various environmental issues.

There is no agreement on the extent of the environmental impact of human activity and even scientific dishonesty occurs, so protection measures are occasionally debated.

Simple living or voluntary simplicity encompasses a number of different voluntary practices to simplify one's lifestyle.

These may include reducing one's possessions, generally referred to as minimalism, or increasing self-sufficiency, for example.

Simple living may be characterized by individuals being satisfied with what they have rather than want.

Although asceticism generally promotes living simply and refraining from luxury and indulgence, not all proponents of simple living are ascetics.

Simple living is distinct from those living in forced poverty, as it is a voluntary lifestyle choice.