This is a trend throughout the world, and the United Tyranny of Stupidity has joined the ranks of countries where you can no longer get a 100 watt incandescent light bulb. Next year, the 75 watt bulbs go. In 2014, the 40's and 60's go. And, in 2016, even the halogen lights that replace them are slated for bans.
Where to turn to now? I suggest thoroughly researching compact fluorescent lights online before buying one of those things. Sure, you might disregard the hyped up mercury threat. And the UV light put out by one of those things is comparable to the sun. However, they do emit microwave radiation that can interfere with your radio reception (and your brain). Plus, the color spectrum is terrible--they look like a sick salmon pink rather than a pure white. There is way too much blue, in a very narrow spike, relative to what natural 2700 K light would be. Besides, they put out toxic gases like styrene and phenols (like bisphenol A) when run. (And that is when the bulbs work, not when busted). And if that wasn't enough, they have been known to start fires when they burn out instead of flickering and having trouble remaining lit like the big tubes. They don't save all that much energy, since their power factor is roughly 0.5 (doubling the electricity actually used due to power line interference). And they don't last very long if you turn them off when you leave a room. Dimmable CFL bulbs work poorly, too.
The LED option is better. This has no warm up period, and the spectrum is better balanced. While it's not perfect either (only the sun and incandescent sources are perfectly balanced), they are better than CFL's. They use even less energy, most of their light output goes where it will actually do you some good, and they emit very little "dirty electricity". You can get them in 2700 K (for the bedroom), 3500 K (general use), 4000 K (task light), and 5000 K (better task light, and to simulate daylight if you work nights). The optimum color temperature is 6500 K, so if you can find A-19 bulbs with a good output and a 6500 K color temperature, that is best for task lighting and to wake up to (but, if you use them as night lights, you might have trouble getting back to sleep). They are safer than CFL, no mercury, no glass to make a mess if dropped, and a power factor of 0.9 instead of 0.5 (ideal is 1.0). Many can be dimmed, and turning them off and on does not affect longevity.
The biggest downfall of LED lights is, Once you install them, it will be a good 20 years before you need any new light.