Why are the new light bulbs going to be better for our environment?

Question

All the study I read say we are actually using more energy because people leave them on longer thinking they are saving energy secondly they contain mercury which is hazardous to our environment and will require special disposals. These are facts they can be checked out.

Answer 1

funkymon when did we go to war. who gave us the OK for this war, the UN,the US Congress. .to use the term at war is a slap in the face to the troops we have that are at war. And how can these bulbs be so good for the environment if they have Mercury in them.

Answer 2

Regular light bulbs (incandescent bulbs) waste electricity as heat.  Only 2% of the electricity becomes light, the rest is wasted as heat.

In a flourescent "bulb", nearly 9% becomes light--that's over four times as efficient.  In other words, one of the new lights makes as much light as four of the old bulbs for the same electricity.  It's even higher for straight flourescent tubes.  They get up to 15% efficiency.

Answer 3

Could it be because they contain mercury.

Answer 4

Old light bulb or new light bulb is not really the objective.

The governments objective is Absolute control of our lives.

Next year we MUST change over to Digital TV.  Have you

bought your new one yet?  Better hurry or you will be paying more to keep your old one turned on.

The light bulb is just another "Control" thing that they are using to see just how far they can go - - - with Control, until your

wallet is empty from all their invasive Must-Do regulations.

All for the sake of "Saving The Earth".  

Why is the rest of the world not doing it as well?

If the environment is in such bad shape, why are only Americans being forced to pay up?

Could there be a chance that all this is just One Big Scam?

For me, I'm stocking up on the good old fashion light bulb.

(their cheaper)

Also, don't forget to save on gasoline pollution - -ride your

bike to work!

Answer 5

We did a experment in 6th grade, it was a bike that u make energy, and the old light bulbs were very hard to pedel with, the new one was so easy.

Answer 6

they are designed differently to be more energy efficient. we all know that being energy efficient means using less energy. this means helping fight the war against global warming!

hope i helped :)

Answer 7

they're not

mercury pollution

Answer 8

If you are talking about those spiral light bulbs then this might help you under stand,the man advantage of this bulb is that it uses less power than a regular bulb. Compare the wattage's on your old light bulb to the spirals wattage.this helps you by having a lower energy bill,also if it dose not break you want have to keep replacing that bulb every few months.this help the environment having less light bulbs thrown away and less power is needed from your local power plant. I not for sure that this is true but i heard that some people will pay you to give them a dead spiral bulb