Personally, I think they are bad, they contain Mercury and are difficult to dispose of in the event of a breakage. The authorities say: In event of breakage immediately open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes! Do not use a vacuum cleaner as this will make the Mercury air-bourne (Not nice in the lungs) If its a carpet throw it away you could never get it all out, if its a flat surface (floor boards/concrete/tile) you may be able to mop it up with a damp cloth, both bulb and materials used in cleaning should be sealed in a glass jar with a metal lid and taken to a suitable disposal facility...
The 100 year enviromental problem: As stated above these CFLs contain Mercury, as most people are to lazy to dispose of them properly they end up in the bin, then to the landfills where the broken bulbs leech their Mercury into the water table... 100 years from now the water my be so contaminated that the water would be undrinkable...
The humble 100 watt incandescent blub and other lesser wattages are to be completely eliminated in the war on Co2 (Carbon Lies for taxes based on false man made global warming theories, see Climategate.) The are to be replace with CFL, removing customer choice. Once the Incandescents are gone the price of CFLs is predicted to triple in some cases...
CFL, Flicker rates, mind control technologies proven with patents...Maybe?
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CFL disposal and recycling:
http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles ... cling.html
Low-energy bulb disposal warning BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7172662.stm
Flicker: The Dreamachine
Examples of Wide Spectrum Mind Control in Art, Film and Television
http://forum.prisonplanet.com/index.php?topic=104583.0