The Energy Star indication
The Energy Star indication is a universally accepted standard. It can be applied to appliances, or systems, like air conditioning. EPA recently started applying it to entire buildings. I love to wear plaid skirts now, and I just didn't wear them last year. Plaid is really in," said Ariella, who will enter the eighth grade at Heim Middle School in Amherst next month.Skirts not jeans? "This year, I don't think the jeans and sneakers look is in that much. I don't really like to wear jeans, but when I do, I like them baggy," she said.Ask Meghan Weber, 11, what she would buy on a back to school shopping spree, and she, too, knows the looks she likes:"I'd buy tiny T shirts I like thestretchy ones with little designs on the front and A line dresses," said Meghan, who is gearing up for seventh grade at Amherst Middle School.For fun, she'd also throw in a pair of high top sneakers and overalls.While well worn jeans and a reliable backpack always have...