There seems to be quite a bit in the news about CFLs lately. The one that raised the most eyebrows was a sensationalist article claiming that it costs $2000 to clean up a broken CFL due to the mercury inside it. However, it seems that this urban legend has been debunked.
I've been on the fence with CFLs for a while now. On the one hand, I like the fact that they use less energy and last longer. On the other hand, the ones that I'm familiar with tend to take a while to reach full brightness, emit a low buzz, and/or have a strange hue to them.
The last time I did any research on this was a few years ago when I was remodeling my house. I just bought a few brands and tried it out to see how I liked them. I wasn't very impressed back then, and decided to only use them in certain applications.
I've started paying attention again since Charity and I are remodeling our house, and we'll be putting in lots of new lighting. The good news is that it looks like things have improved. Popular Mechanics has an article reviewing newer CFLs and it looks like the color problem seems to have mostly been solved.
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