Green Pirate: Episode VI - Compact Fluorescent

The green pirate at http://EastCoastGames.com and Dr. Alder discuss compact fluorescent bulbs so they can save the rum from global warming.

Episode I: Green Power
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odOMiV9Yz1Y

Episode II: Flex Fuel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60MkTMbz4Ao

Episode III: Electric Cars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JG01Vwe0xA

Episode IV: Residential Solar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd-8AKWgs3g

Episode V: LED Bulbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsYw55PZaGQ

Episode VII - Bio-Heating Oil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVYG_RFQgU

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Green
• Pirate
• CFLs
• Compact
• Fluorescent
• bulbs
• Global
• Warming
• Carbon
• Emissions

[stevenabb]

No insult intented...seriously, you need to do a LOT OF HOMEWORK on CFB's they are terrible, your blindly following a green trend without doing your own homework. CFB's create a lot of manufacturing polution, contain all kinds of nasty stuff (mercury,argon,phosphorus) and a little circuit board in the base with stuff like a capacitor and recifier. Here comes the kicker, most CFB are made with such bad quality in China, they are thrown away way before 10,000 hours. Do research man :)

[ForestJay]

@stevenabb, did you watch the video? CFLs last longer than they used to. In the video I talk about mercury pollution from coal power plants versus from CFLs. I also talk about how much better and safer LEDs are to CFLs (although there may be more on that in episode V).

[tipoomaster]

My dad got some cheap "Sunbeam" CFL's from the dollar store, they suck. he also got some more expencive and better phillips ones, but we have some of the dollar store ones still in the house (the ones that didnt burn out in the first month). they have me worried though since i read that cheap CFL's can cause fires and leak hazardous amounts of mercury into your home, does anyone recognise the "Sunbeam" brand name? is it safe?

[ForestJay]

I haven't heard of them. I doubt they leak mercury unless they break. Make sure to contact your local government about proper disposal when you finish using them.

[ForestJay]

Yes, all flourescent lights require ballasts.

[jecwhiz]

Can you consider how much more energy are used to make CFL? They use FOUR times more energy to MAKE CFL than incandescent...also consider mercury inside it & the extra plastics to throw away. Also there are reports of them flaming up. The older heavier magnetic CFL made in the 80s and 90s were MUCH better and lasted promised hours. I want USA products or at least made in some countries that don't make junk like where now CFL are made in! Also there are reports that other planets are warming up.

[ForestJay]

Watch the solid state lighting video (episode V) it talks about mercury and LED lights.

[nmste]

fluorescent bulbs have mercury in them.

yes thank you. This is a stupid idea. Thank you for shedding light on this stupendous idea.

We do not need to use MORE fluorescents given the rise in mercury. We need to diminish the demand for mercury in products,,not increase it. Back to the drawing board,,,,,

[newalm]

Fuck CFL's!

[stevenabb]

@ForestJay - In some locations/conditions a CFL are better. For example, an office where the lights stay on for a very long time and are put in purpose built Flourescent ceiling light fixtures, great. For home use, here are the areas where I would not want a CFL... 1) Bathroom, moisture severely lowers their life expectancy, 2) outside- it's hard to get them going when it's very cold outside. 3) Any fixture that requires them to hand upside down. 4) Kids bedroom... 5) Closet with on/off cycles.

[stevenabb]

Adding to my prior comment... CFB would be economical if they REALLY did work for the hours advertised, but they do not. People are learning that they replace CFB almost as often as incandescent bulbs. So now we have a lot of nasty chemicals in the ground to save on polution generated with power plants? That's no forward progress in the cumulative sum of things. NO thanks... It's the replacement rate of CFB's that your skipping in your videos, seriously do some research on this.

[stickedU]

CFL= BEST BULB EVER , very simple. For those who hoard the old dirty bulb, thankfully they burn out fast so you will tear through your silly collections very quickly in the course of five years.

[LightningT5]

overall I have mixed views about CFLs, there not all what the Green parties make them out to be, and if you don't have a decent shade the quality of light is crap, but I would say about 60% of the lights in my house are CFLs, the 2 bedrooms in the old house use 60 Watt Pearls as there dimmers, and likewise the two bedrooms in the extended house which use 60 Watt R63 Spot Lights, the living room using 7 candels and the study using 4 candels

[nrobnas43]

I wonder how much energy it costs to make the energy saving bulbs, CFL. They look pretty fancy. I use them, okay. One broke in my son's room and I didn't know that mercury was in them. Don't vacuum and leave the room for 30 minutes, then dispose carefully. Sadly, there is no proper way to recycle mercury . Soon we will only be able to buy the CFLs. I need to buy LED. Maybe it costs more energy to make a CFL. I wonder.

[big0tone]

so easy a caveman can do it