Incandescent bulbs are better for the environment than compact fluorescent bulbs
In my limited experience, at least.

I have a dimmer switch on my lounge lights. I shopped around for CF bulbs supposedly compatible with dimmer switches. Compared to incandescents, they cost a bleedin' fortune. All three blew inside six months. The three replacement bulbs also blew inside six months. The incandescents I replaced those with haven't blown in two years. Which is better? Not chucking mercury-stuffed CF bulbs into the "recycling" (if you believe my local council actually recycles instead of mixing all the rubbish together once the dustcarts are out of sight of the taxpayers then I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you) and basking in the smug glow of doing the "right" thing, or using supposedly planet-raping incandescents which haven't produced any additional rubbish in two years and have burned one - count it - one more lump of coal than the CF bulbs would have done?

CF bulbs are a scam, pure and simple. They're rammed with toxic materials, and cost far, far more than they would ever save on one's electricity bill. Perhaps incandescents aren't the most efficient method of lighting, but they're nowhere near as harmful as the pieces of crap trotted out to replace them.
( flake has nothing against your right leg, Thu 11 Nov 2010, 3:08, Reply)