if people don't even change there light bulbs to energy saving ones ,what hope have we got ?

Answer 1

i changed every single light bulb in my 2-story house, and i saved $52 on my light bill...it's worth it ppl...just do it.

Answer 2

How many people leave lights on in rooms when they are not even there? That security light in the garden or the front door that stays on all night... Even with energy savings bulbs it is still a waste of energy. Do the foxes really need to see clearly when they turn your been over? It is simple ways of habits and 'safety' in today's society. Light pollution has been a problem long before but nobody ever seemed to care so why would they now? Because the signs of the global warming? For many that means we are getting warmer climate not a little ice age.
Apparently if we keep spending energy the way we do all earth fuel will be gone by 2050.
It is all downhill from now, it doesn't matter if the people of one country will change the light bulbs they use.

Answer 3

I agree in some aspects but I do have a concern, like the others who do not buy these bulbs about the threat they pose to the environment and possibly, though denied -- human safety.

It is true that in comparison to incandescent light bulbs, CFLs have a longer rated life and use less electricity. In fact, CFLs save enough money in electricity costs to make up for their higher initial price within about 500 hours of use. But - there are concerns with these bulbs - mostly regarding the trace amounts of mercury on the bulbs and the issues that posed to human health and to the environment:

CFLs contain trace amounts of mercury. The amount is not large enough to pose a hazard to users, but it does become a concern at landfills and trash incinerators where the mercury from many bulbs can escape and contribute to air and water pollution.

There used to be some difference in the colors that the different bulbs emitted - the energy ones were very bright, cold white and people did not like that. They preffered the warmer glow of regular bulbs. Also, the energy saving ones can take longer to reach their full brightness which deters some I guess. I also read this a while back and know that mercury can be poisonous to humans and can cause serious harm to unborn babies.

Environmental Concerns About Energy Saving Bulbs

There are concerns that energy saving bulbs contain mercury that is damaging to both our health and the environment. It is true that the calcium phosphate powder on the bulb coating has some quantity of mercury. The good news is that the European Commission realises the issue. The latest European Commission Directive 2002/747/EC [valid from 1st September 2002 until 31st August 2005] sets strict ecological and performance criteria, including mercury content, for bulbs qualifying for the European eco-label. For energy saving bulbs, the maximum limit for mercury content is set to 4mg, which is much stricter than the 6 mg limit set by the previous directive 1999/568/EC.

Answer 4

More energy and raw material (mercury) are used to manufacture, package, and transport (they're heavier and more fragile) energy saving light bulbs than regular ones.

Also, they cost more than regular ones which means that people have to work more to buy them. When people work more, extra energy is used to operate the office, or factory, and to get to work by car or public transportation. Because of the demand, prices for the new bulbs would skyrocket and the poor would be unable to afford them.

Then we'd have the landfill issue that would occur if the entire population suddenly switched to a new type of bulb and when the mercury begins to leech into the water table.

Thousands (or even millions) of injuries would occur if everybody had to change every light bulb...falling off chairs, electrocution, etc. Ambulance trips and relatives driving or flying to hospital visits or funerals would increase energy consumption as well.

So, to answer your question, we should be able to remain free to choose our own light bulbs. And therefore hope shall remain a viable reality.

Remember how water saving toilets actually INCREASED water consumption...or how banning chlorofluorocarbons (freon) actually increased depletion of the ozone in the atmosphere?

Answer 5

Everyone needs to be continued to be reminded that it should not just be the financial savings that they need to think about when conserving energy but the social one. Every extra watt that they are burning up on light bulbs or televisions on standby is slowly destroying the world that we live in. Yes it sounds all too dramatic and that is why people ignore it. But let's think of it another way.

Everyone understands the dangers and effects of smoking, let's use that as an analogy for what is happening. Smoking doesn't seem all that bad to start you smoke away each day and don't notice anything wrong then slowly but surely things start not working properly, breathing can become laboured, you start feeling ill more often and finally it kills you prematurely.

Every day that we continue to burn up the life of our planet unnecessarily and sap it's resources the sooner we are going to make it unwell (floods, storms, smog, bad air quality) and bring it to an early extinction along with everything else on it.

It's not even as if like the smoker you are mainly affecting yourself you are most likely killing your great grand children or great great grand children...all a bit selfish isn't it.

Answer 6

light is a fairly small part of our energy consumption. So while it's nice (though quite expensive) to replace incandescent bulbs by energy saving ones, it won't "do it".

I continue to be stunned by the number of people who'll out energy-saving lightbulbs in their house or flat, but won't give one second of thought to whether the place is well insulated (which could potentially lead to saving 10x more energy they saved on the light, by better insulation). Or don't think a second about their large SUV. Or people who have all those energysaving lightbulbs, and will switch off any unused light immediately, but then will let hot water run needlessly for minutes a day.

all efforts are good, and are important. But efforts that are well directed, and focus on the biggest consumption (heating, hot water, car driving, for a start), are even smarter.

hope this helps?

Answer 7

We are all doomed. Run for the hills. Light bulbs don't save energy you twit, they use energy. A battery is an energy saver, a light bulb is an energy user.

Answer 8

If manufacturers stopped taking the rise out of consumers they would get a better response. Ordinary lightbulb = £0.40p as where Enery saving bulb = £1.99p - maybe not exactly but as near as. Then theres all the packaging - come on, you buy something like 12 toilet rolls or a case of dog food and you'd think it was toxic waste the amount of shrink wrapped plastic around it. If merchants priced stuff accordingly and dropped the plastic wrapping maybe the whole nation would stop and think a bit harder. xx

Answer 9

you are able to ascertain how plenty capability is getting used from the wattage huge style. 50 Watts is barely rather under a widely used spouse and childrens incandescent (60W) yet while they're very remarkable, they could be changing a 100W bulb wherein case they're two times as useful. yet a CFL with the comparable lumens as a 100W bulb is barely 25 Watts. So CFLs are greater ideal than halogens, yet they do no longer constantly have bulbs that tournament your lighting fixtures fixture. I even have halogens on my music lighting fixtures fixtures. i attempted changing them with LEDs yet they are actually not virtually as remarkable for plenty greater fee!!!

Answer 10

Changed all mine also now changed all electrical appliances to
" A" usage and l aways have turned of all electrical appliances when
not in use if people did half what i have done thing would be
better for the green house affect and the saving of money on fuel bills.

Answer 11

No Hope. It dont matter what we do. Humans will soon have to face the same harsh facts as the dinosours the world changes it takes time but it will change and the human race will evolve no matter how hard we been trying to stop it it will happen enjoy your life and stop worrying about things we have no control over. the world as we now it over its just going to take a long time and wont happen in our life time.