It is telling that this Mouse Print appears the week that Consumer World also links to a news story on how Whirlpool and other appliance manufacturers are lobbying for a law that would prevent consumers from mounting class action lawsuits if an appliance maker lied about its claims for Energy Star certification. Sadly, it is difficult for the individual consumer to determine whether a manufacturer's Energy Star claims are true and prohibitively expensive given the likely payback to initiate a single person lawsuit. Class action suits are the consumer's only practical alternative, and at least some appliance companies want to take that away.