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New Light Bulbs in Plain English
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3 minutes and 1 second
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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CC Attribution Non-Commercial
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Instructional
Producer:
Common Craft
Director:
Lee LeFever
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Posted by:
leelefever on Sep 27, 2007
Switching the type of light bulbs we use at home is a small but impactful step we can take to both save money and reduce pollution. This video explains why we think it's time to switch.
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- Here are two things that nobody wants to see increase:
- Your power bill and pollution - Booo!
- We're going to show you a small step you can take
- that can turn these arrows the other way - Yaaay!
- We're focused on your friendly household light bulb,
- the incandescent kind.
- The chances are there's one within a few feet of you right now.
- Go ahead, look around.
- That light bulb is not cool anymore.
- It's the VCR of light bulbs and it's quickly becoming obsolete,
- and for good reason.
- It's being replaced by a new kind of bulb.
- It's called a compact fluorescent, or CFL,
- and it's an easy way for you to make a big difference.
- Here are two reasons why.
- The real problem is coal,
- which is used to create over 50% of our electricity.
- When you turn on a light bulb, most of the electricity that powers that bulb comes from burning coal.
- When it's burned in power plants, CO2 and other pollution is released into the air.
- More burning coal equals more pollution, not cool at all.
- If that wasn't enough, coal also costs money.
- The more you burn for electricity, the higher your power bill.
- So, the ultimate goal is to burn less coal by using less electricity.
- Here's why new light bulbs matter.
- If you replace that old light bulb with a new CFL,
- you can save money and help prevent pollution at the same time.
- Consider these three big points.
- First, let's say you have a lamp in your house that you leave on for one full year, 24/7.
- You start with a 750 hour incandescent bulb.
- That lasts about a month.
- This means that over a year, you'll use about 12 bulbs for the lamp.
- At 60 cents a bulb, that's about $7.20.
- Now compare that to a single CFL that costs about 4 dollars.
- A CFL in the exact same lamp will last 10,000 hours.
- That's about the same as 13 regular light bulbs.
- This should be clear - less hassle, less money.
- But the last two points are the big ones.
- Lighting accounts for, on average, about $20 of a $100 monthly power bill.
- and CFLs use 1/4 of the power compared to an incandescent bulb.
- This means that using CFLs can lower a $100 power bill to $85 a month. That's cool.
- And finally, switching to CFLs can prevent hundreds of pounds of CO2 pollution each year.
- That pollution is a cause of global warming.
- So you can see the point, CFLs are simply a smarter way to light your home.
- If you're still not convinced,
- note that these aren't the buzzing blue tube lights from the kitchen of your past.
- CFLs have come a long way lately.
- Popular Mechanics did a blinded study with new CFLs
- and participants preferred the CFL light compared to incandescent bulbs
- and they fit in the same fixtures.
- The questions to ask is: Why not switch to CFLs?
- The next time you're at the store, pick up a four pack of CFLs,
- and replace the bulbs that are on the most -
- maybe the porch lights.
- Then ask your friends: Why haven't you switched?
- Are you still watching movies with a VCR?
- I'm Lee LeFever, and this has been New Light Bulbs in Plain English on the Common Craft Show.


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