"They're even more "cost effective" if you don't ignore the externalities, like damage to the environment.
And they last longer than incandescent bulbs too, usually 10x as long."
Total bullshit. I've had incandescent bulbs last years. I've never had a CF last more than 6 months. I'll bet you've never used one in your life. Typical lib. Too good for your own rhetoric.
"We've passed peak oil, so the price will go up in the long term, no matter what anybody does. Climate change or environmental science has nothing to do with it.
Moving away from oil is a good idea for that reason alone, even if you don't care about the future of the planet's environment."
The only environment you care about is the one between your ears. Oil is cheap, plentiful and extremely clean given modern processes. We've spent 100 years making EXTREMELY clean and efficient internal combustion engines. The only reason the price is as high as it is is because the US has a President that's blowing the Saudi's every time they lift their little skirts. There's enough oil to last us, even given the current rate of increase, 100's of years and some think much more due to improved extraction technologies. You could make a lot more convincing arguments if you had any facts. (admittedly tough when you're full of shit though...)
"Huge pieces of foam falling off have been happening for a long time, it was a known engineering problem caused by a faulty design that compromised too much strength to reduce weight, and had nothing to do with 'saving the environment'."
Again, WRONG! Small pieces have been falling for a long time. The HUGE pieces started with the new material. It killed our astronauts. Save the whales kill the people. Typical eco freak.
You love the environment so much? Go live in it! But I'll bet you're in the middle of a big city aren't you? Nice duplex condo in Century City with a hot tub and a pool. Delude yourself into thinking that the little hikes in the woods you take on the weekends makes you a lover of nature. Yeah, I know your kind. You'll be a nature lover one day when one of those "endangered" mountain lions that are now taking over Southern California rips your damn throat open. Get over yourself. Try putting people first. You want to be green, got to Africa. See how they love living off the land. You'll have a tough time finding someone that wouldn't trade places with you in the big ugly city in a heartbeat. It's not oppression from greenies it's fascism. They've killed more people than war and people need to realize it and start fighting back.