Are FL bulbs actually "greener" than incandescents?

[82]

Have you factor in the maintenance and monthly basic charge? Accordingly to MB Hydro's calculation using August 2007 market price (where Natural Gas price is still relatively low at $6-$7 per MMBtu in past three months, compared to $14 after Katrina). Electric is only $145 more than 92% high-Efficiency Furnace for typical MB winter. But if you omit Natural Gas service, you save 12 x $10 per year basic monthly charge right there. BC is warmer than MB, so the difference is even smaller.

MB Hydro is the primary supplier of Natural Gas and Electricity for the Province.

in BC, hydro is dirt cheap but its still cheaper to use gas heating.

[Tjalfe]

here gas prices have only gone above $0.30 a couple of times in the last year.. it mostly hovers at around $0.26. Yes, there is a monthly charge from the gas company, but there is the same for hydro here, and we have to pay debt retirement fees as well.

[82]

You can eliminate gas entirely by switching to electric furnace, but you cannot eliminate electricity unless you have your own generator.

here gas prices have only gone above $0.30 a couple of times in the last year.. it mostly hovers at around $0.26. Yes, there is a monthly charge from the gas company, but there is the same for hydro here, and we have to pay debt retirement fees as well.

[nelsonmp5]

Btw, have you guys seen Living with Ed Beagley Jr?
Funny show.
He's obsessed with going green. He's also neighbours with Bill Nye the science guy and they have a little competition as to who will get off the grid first.

Also a link to a promotional vid from National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/...-bulb-ngv.html

And a link I think has been posted before but I thought I repost.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/about_us/...ly06220701.asp