Recently I found smoke pouring out of a compact fluorescent bulb (CFL) in a basement light. I turned off the light, removed the bulb and rushed it outside. An incandescent installed in the same socket ...

No one expects to have to perform higher math in the aisles of a Home Depot or Sears store, especially when the calculation seems so obvious. Twenty dollars for a light bulb? It simply doesn’t compute ...

Not all CFLs are created equal. Find out how to save the most energy with CFLs and how to get a bulb with better light quality. Compact fluorescent light bulbs save consumers money — and their use can ...