# How to Pick a Better Bulb

*Published:* 2008-01-11
*Author:* Sheryl Canter

![Sheryl Canter](/climate411/wp-content/files/2007/12/sheryl_canter.png)*This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.*

Yesterday, the *New York Times* ran a [story about light bulbs](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/garden/10lighting.html?pagewanted=all). If you only read the beginning of the article, you might think it was saying that compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) have poor quality light. But in fact, its conclusion – after testing a wide array of bulbs – was that some are better than others.

It’s true – some *are* better than others. For information on CFLs and how they differ, check out our online guide, [How to Pick a Better Bulb](http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=608).