Energy efficiency strikes again! Last year, the DOE mandated new energy efficiency standards for washing machines, saying that it would not affect performance. Stinking lies, of course, and literally stinking in this case. Consumer Reports found that while top-of-the-range machines were able to cope with the new standards, the more affordable machines that so many of us buy had to sacrifice performance. In other words, they use less energy, but the socks stay smelly.

As a result, CEI has organized a protest campaign. Here’s the video: