UK: £1bn green power station two years behind schedule - Building

Government plans to build a fleet of eco-friendly coal-fired power plants are in doubt after it emerged that arrangements for a £1bn pilot scheme are two years behind schedule.

Maine takes aim at dangers of 'green' lightbulbs -The Green Blog - A Boston Globe blog on living Green in Boston

It can seem a green contradiction: Compact fluorescent lights, those spiral energy-efficient bulbs used to fight global warming, contain mercury, a toxic metal. If the bulb breaks, mercury vapor can harm infants, pregnant women and young children. If tossed in landfill or incinerator, discarded bulbs can pollute the environment.

Now, as sales balloon, Maine legislators have voted overwhelmingly for first-in-the-nation legislation requiring manufacturers to reduce the mercury in all fluorescent lights, and pay for recycling each bulb safely. That cost is estimated to be 50 cents to $1 per bulb.