Climate & Nature...

One of the major complaints I hear about CFL bulbs is that you can't attach a lamp shade directly to them, like you can with old-style incandescents. Well, GE has finally gotten around that little problem, so it's time to switch those last of your lamps over to CFLs!

Yes, the GE Energy Smart® compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb is billed as the "world's first truly incandescent-shaped" Energy Smart® CFL bulb. The 15-watt bulb produces the same amount of light as an old 60-watt incandescent, and lasts for 8,000 hours. It's guaranteed for five years based on four hours of daily use.

The bulb went on sale at Target stores in December and will be available worldwide this Earth Day (April 22).  

Don't forget, incandescents are being phased out starting in 2012, and some retailers (like Wal-Mart) are already dropping them from their shelves, so it looks like innovations like this are coming around just in time. 

A bright idea, indeed!