Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday signed new rules into law aimed at keeping mercury out of the environment by targeting light bulbs and medical devices. The bill requires consumers to recycle compact ...

Last year Congress passed a bill aimed at reducing energy consumption. That's a laudable goal. Who doesn't want to save energy? One of the proposals signed into law, though, went too far -- and, as I ...

Fluorescent lighting uses less energy than comparably bright incandescent bulbs do. So switching to fluorescents will shave your energy bill. The big surprise: Relying on fluorescent lights may also ...