Going green is not only a fashion statement, it is a real movement that begun back in 1992 with "The Energy Star Program" (Brandrick, 2009). It has become a way of life for many big corporations to try and reduce the amount of energy waste that they would normally excrete and nowadays it is not only expected to be done by such corporations but also by small businesses and individuals alike who have a moral responsibility to their community. Due to the widely known need to save energy and natural resources of our ever dyeing planet many manufacturers have come out with ideas on how to make your device energy efficient, the problem is that with good inventions come the useless ones and those are made to assume a purpose that it is not properly attributed. Some manufacturers will label a product as energy efficient just so it can be sold but sadly it will not work.
Consumers can easily be deceived to buy such products that end up causing more harm to the environment "considering the materials and energy used to manufacture it"(Brandrick, 2009) such products are truly a waste. Like the "Eco Button that promised its consumers that they would save energy and money" (Brandrick, 2009) on their PC but there was a downloadable content available on the internet that would provide the same results. It is not moral or ethical for such manufacturers to lie on the efficiency of their product but it's not illegal to say that the product was misinterpreted by the consumer.
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