In Cuba, murky light thrown by energy-saving bulbs

In 2005, the government decided to switch out incandescent bulbs for energy-saving ones. The process really got underway nationwide in 2006 -- officially named "Year of the Energy Revolution in Cuba" -- a title that appeared on the masthead of the Communist Party daily Granma. People were asked to turn in their regular light bulbs -- only those that were still good, please -- and were given energy-saving bulbs as a replacement with the grass root Committees for the Defense of the Revolution duly noting who turned in how many bulbs.