There are 1000's of things worse than a light bulb, the argument that they waste energy and resources is dense. I agree that cfl's save energy and resources, I don't agree the government should mandate what kind you use. You're allowing the government to mandate your choices because you agree with the outcome, that will not always be the case. I choose to use cfl's on my own because the light is about the same, they last way longer and it helps save power considering I run a HPS bulb. Its my personal choice. Its not something that should be forced upon you by a "free" country. I have a feeling a lot of people on here would flip if they made HPS bulbs illegal. Does it make any sense they banned residential use of 60w bulbs but its ok to run the 1000w ones? So instead of telling me they save power, tell me why its ok for the government to make choices for me.