Compact fluorescent bulbs use about 25 percent of the energy and can last 10 times as long.

For one thing, if all households made the change, it would take about 500 million fluorescent bulbs to meet the department's goal.

"We used to have fluorescent bulbs, but everyone complained about how green it made them look," he said.

Let's start with the good - the many benefits that come from using compact fluorescent bulbs.

A way to save even more energy and money over the long run is to use modern compact fluorescent bulbs.

This means it will fit into lamps too small for the longer fluorescent bulbs.

But he's not a particular fan of compact fluorescent bulbs.

A few survive in 2010, now using compact fluorescent bulbs.

That done, the wall switch by the door brought light to the two long fluorescent bulbs in the ceiling.

A fluorescent bulb uses a completely different method to produce light.