Yeah, yeah, you can save the world by buying fluorescent lights. Not. You can save the world by growing a garden, minimizing your light/energy requirements, and learning serious conservation techniques. I don't think that fluorescents are all they're said to be. They are heavier, probably more energy-intensive to make and transport, don't last quite as long as touted, NOBODY disposes of them properly (mercury in our landfills -- even for Nevada that's too much, the Mercury capital of the nation). We go through a lot of fluorescents where I work. They should be disposed of properly, as per the warnings on the package. The number for hazardous disposal is 800-601-9007. A web site for the same is www.lamprecycle.org., and others. Do a search. According to their site, there were almost 700 million mercury bulbs disposed of last year. Only about 23% of them are being recycled. Surprisingly, businesses, which use most of them (78%) do the most recycling. They recycle about 29% of the lights disposed, and households only recycle 2%. Hmmm. The cost of recycling this mercury should be built into the manufacturer’s, sellers costs. But then, it’ll only get passed on to us in the end. When LED's finally develop a good light, and drop in cost --and they are real close -- then we'll have saner lighting. And when our businesses and homes install solar tubes and skylights for free natural daytime illumination, we will have made another giant step. In the end, fluorescents are probably better than incandescents. They will save money on your monthly power bill, but are not the ‘cure‘ for our electric consumption. In the end, they ARE better than incandescent, and quite a bit cheaper to run.