As others have said, we aren't the object of the ad. That said, I think most of these gruesome-type ads just turn people off - including turning them off any label or product associated with it. CO2 is hard to define to viewers as it is…
There are a lot of issues at hand here;
- CFLs use a lot more energy to manufacture vs. an old design bulb.
- CFLs leave nasty things for us to dispose of, like mercury, which older bulbs didn't.
- They aren't as efficient as the…