What We're Reading 8-1-11
EPA Updates Energy Star Rules for Dishwashers, Furnaces
The Environmental Protection Agency is updating Energy Star requirements for home dishwashers and furnaces, as part of 20 revisions to product requirements expected this year.
Washington Post: Under threat of regulation, tech industry takes on challenge of Internet privacy
The federal government has put Google, Microsoft, Apple and other technology companies on notice: Give consumers a way prevent advertisers from tracking their movements across the Web — or face regulation.
National Journal: Coalition Launches To Push For Online Poker Regime
A new coalition launched Tuesday with the goal of persuading lawmakers to set up a regulatory regime that would allow Americans to legally place bets on online poker games.
Associated Press: Federal appeals court weighs tobacco law challenge
The free-speech rights of tobacco companies are improperly restricted by a federal law giving the Food and Drug Administration the power to impose graphic warnings about the dangers of smoking and regulate how tobacco companies market and advertise their products, an attorney for the tobacco companies argued Wednesday.
Adweek: Congress Gets Involved in Fight Over Food Marketing Guidelines
New voluntary rules have been tough battle for industry
The food and beverage lobby is finally getting some attention on Capitol Hill as it tries to neuter the government's proposed voluntary guidelines for marketing food to children. More than 30 Democratic members of Congress, organized by Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga., are set to send a letter to the heads of the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, criticizing the analysis behind the guidelines and requesting a cost-benefit analysis of the proposal.
