How are CF bulbs more green if they all come from China on CO2-pumping cargo ships?

Question

People need to comprehend that if a green product is manufactured more than 500 miles from its point-of-use, then the green aspect of such products is lost. Cargo ships emit tons of CO2 in their travels to and from China.

Answer 1

Because they're better than the regular light bulbs that ALSO come from China on CO2-pumping cargo ships.

Answer 2

Okay, so how many tons of CO2 do cargo ships from China emit? Where do incandescent lightbulbs come from? Are all CFLs made in China, or are some made in the US or in nearer countries? How many CFLs can one Chinese ship transport (in other words, what's the CO2 cost per bulb during transport)?

While your point might be valid, you need a lot more information to determine just how much greener CFLs are than incandescents.

Answer 3

the answer to your question falls along the same lines as the feel good useless laws the every level of this government passes. esp. in an election year...


look we passed more laws against all these bad things even though there were the same laws worded differently on the books already and this one will be just as useless because we cant/dont enforce the ones we already have

now will using these bulb save me money - proably
do i really care where they came from - nope
is there something better that lasts longer and is even cheap to operate - yup LED bulbs
will the yuppy-new age hippy-liberals like al gore catch on and try to claim it as there own - i wouldn't put it past them and i can just imagine the useless laws they will try to pass then the will not doing anything except make them feel good

Answer 4

If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

Im not sure how much energy it takes to fuel a cargo ship, but it says if if every home replaced just ONE light bulb with and energy start qualified bulb.

Answer 5

and where are the non- "Green" bulbs made? CHINA I would bet! same CO2 to get here, but at least its less engery waisted once in use.

Give me a slight break here and put on your ole thinkin' cap a little tighter.

Answer 6

No, nor might desire to the u.s. taxpayer pay for armed guards on ships flying the american flag. it somewhat is the accountability of the vendors of those vessels to grant their very own risk-free practices in the event that they % to thwart pirating. it somewhat is because of the fact of their provide them what they % recommendations-set that has escalated this subject interior the 1st place. it may well be greater low-priced and make greater experience in the event that they employed armed guards to guard their ships from being boarded. i think pirates might think of two times formerly drawing close ships in the event that they knew that computerized weapons may well be used against them as quickly as they got here interior a undeniable distance.

Answer 7

Great point. I use those bulbs. But if everyone did, it wouldn't make a dent in our energy usage because of our over population using more and more every year.

Answer 8

Put all that aside. CFL bulbs use less energy ad last longer and do save you money on your electricity bill.

Answer 9

Good point.
It should certainly be included when calculating the overall effects of it. Also, I don't know where "normal" light bulbs are made.

Answer 10

CO2 is not the problem... The plants need CO2 would u want to kill the plants. The plants need CO2 as much as u need oxygen ,what have the plants done to you.