Greenpeace - Making Waves: 10,000 (energy wasting) lightbulbs crushed

April 21, 2007

10,000 (energy wasting) lightbulbs crushed

Posted by Andrew at 10:48 AM

EU and G8 ministers were meeting in Berlin to talk about energy efficiency, and we wanted to make an impression. So we took 10,000 old fashioned energy wasting incandescent lightbulbs and crushed them with a mechanized roller.

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Incandescent lightbulbs like the ones we crushed, waste 95 percent of their energy generating heat instead of light. This wasted energy mostly comes from burning fossil fuels like coal - causing climate change by adding carbon dioxide to our atmosphere. These lightbulbs are so dangerously inefficient and easy to replace, we're saying countries should start banning them now and calling for an EU-wide mandatory efficiency standard on domestic lighting by 2010.

Posted by Andrew on April 21, 2007 10:48 AM | Permalink

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And one million new compact fluorescent lamp are now in use in the Netherlands as a result of the HIER action.

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Posted by: Pepijn | April 21, 2007 3:26 PM

How much Mercury does a CFL bulb contain?
How much mercury does an incandescent bulb contain?
What are the effects of Mercury on children and pets if a CFL bulb breaks in your house?
How much will it cost to clean up the toxin, mercury?

Posted by: Reality Check | April 27, 2007 5:38 PM