I am now living in Shrewsbury,MA,USA. In our house in Bangalore i India we changed many ordinary electric bulbs by CFL bulbs. Our electricity bills got reduced by over 60 percent- an i9ncredible gain in our savings. This helps in reducing the pollution around as well as energy savings which van be used to lighten the houses of the poor in establishing plants for manufacturing which generate employment leading to more consumption and GDP growth of the country All citizens all over the world please note and cooperate with your respective governments and electicity generating units.