In a recent article about a mercury recycling program, I was amazed to find no reference to compact fluorescent lightbulbs. The rules say we cannot have mercury in our thermostats or our thermometers, but it’s perfectly acceptable to have mercury throughout our houses in CFL lightbulbs. The federal Environmental Protection Agency has underlined the threat […]

The state treasurer’s recommendations for the Maine State Housing Authority in the Jan. 6 newspaper are penny wise and pound foolish. The benefits of his approach would accrue to developers, foreign oil companies and politicians, while the costs would go to taxpayers and to those in need of housing. * “That MSHA create financial incentives […]

For those of us in Maine, where for far too long we’ve been forced to breathe unhealthy air, polluted with toxic emissions, the last two months of 2011 brought good news.