I take exception to some of the premises of the article. For one, they do not produce an equivalent amount of light. There is no way to get them as bright as incandescent bulbs. I dutifully changed all my bulbs to CFLs years ago, and now I am trying to find incandescent bulbs so I can change them back. The other thing, which I don’t know if they mention it or not, is the supposed long life span of CFL bulbs. I see them burning out way too often for that 10,000 hours that they are claimed to last. I haven’t broken any yet, but I do have a bunch of them in a box where I save them up to get rid of with the dead batteries and such.
Sure there is. Just use the next size up (i.e. 75W CFL equivalent for 60W Incandescent). You're still not burning anywhere near 60 watts of power. I have 150W equivalents in my kitchen a and dining areas (high ceilings).
"The other thing, which I don’t know if they mention it or not, is the supposed long life span of CFL bulbs. I see them burning out way too often for that 10,000 hours that they are claimed to last."
This depends almost completely on the source. Cheap Chinese crap won't last. GE also seems to be trash. I seem to recall that Sylvania and Osram do best, but I'm sure there are reviews on the net.
Another thing is to be aware of the "color temperature" of the CFL. Avoid the "cool white" and get "warm white". There are CFL's that virtually duplicate the spectral output of an incandescent.