Bright Idea

Compact fluorescent bulbs are an easy and (over the long term) economical way to cut back on electricity use. Look here for a review by Popular Mechanics showing the best-in-class of the 8 bulbs they tested. I just bought my first four bulbs. I'm curious about the environmental impacts caused in manufacturing and disposing CFLs (as compared to incandescents), but the energy efficiency gains make CFLs the kind of "green tech" that anyone can implement.