I agree - it's not using energy that's the problem, it's wasting it. Incandescent bulbs- as much as I love them - are very wasteful. That wouldn't even be a big problem if the general population wasn't careless and wasteful.

But ride around your town at night. How much wasted lighting power do you see? Megawatts, I'm sure. All sorts of things lit up that simple don't need to be. That's what burns me. All the blah, blah, blah about saving energy and no restrictions on blatant wasting power.

My own CFL and power waste confession. There is a little lamp post in front of our house with a CFL in it. It burns 24/7 - and has for many years. Is it needed? No. But because it's low wattage I've never bothered to turn it off or put a photocell on it.