re: "Don't blame this one on the Chinese either"
They may be manufactured in China but they have familiar American company labels on them and they are marketed in familiar American retailers and their use is encouraged by the American government. But somehow, it's all the environmentalist's fault. And of course, the use of flourescent fixtures in the past was never condemned because of the hazards involved in their use and disposal.
I don't like the idea of simply outlawing all non-flourescents either, but there's more greenbacks than Greens to this scandal.