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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.94,0:00:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Across the EU it's lights out for\Nthe good old incandescent bulb
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.97,0:00:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since september first even 40 and\N25 watt bulbs are off the market
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.01,0:00:17.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EU has pushed through energy efficient lights
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.02,0:00:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mainly the compact fluorescent models known as the CFLs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.97,0:00:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they leave much to be desired
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.40,0:00:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that these energy-efficient\Nbulbs make poor light
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.60,0:00:30.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not bright, it's diffuse. That means\Nthe color rendering is awful
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.21,0:00:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And CFLs contain a highly\Nhazardous metal: mercury
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.42,0:00:38.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bulb poses a grave danger\Nif it breaks
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.14,0:00:41.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the mercury vaporizes and gets\Ninto the lungs within seconds
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.48,0:00:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Critics warn they even admit toxic\Nsubstances in normal use
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.95,0:00:51.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a simple instrument like this can register poisons\Nand contaminants emitted from these bulbs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.76,0:00:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that means there's\Na serious problem
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.66,0:00:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it indicates the presence\Nof hazardous toxins
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.72,0:01:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's universally agreed that the new bulbs\Nuse less electricity and last longer
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.47,0:01:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but critics say consumers and the environment\Nwill pay a high price for these benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.99,0:01:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the Foxdorf kindergarten in Hamburg\Ninstructors are using a playful method
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.68,0:01:23.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to teach four to six year olds\Nabout both kinds of lights
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.78,0:01:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the old incandescent bulbs and\Nthe new energy-efficient models
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.05,0:01:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is the new model - of course it looks\Ndifferent than the bulb you've drawn
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.57,0:01:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is the spiral version\Nand the tubular shapes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.96,0:01:43.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You probably see them in light\Nfixtures at home, don't you?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.73,0:01:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom doesn't buy them because when\Nyou turn them on it always takes a while
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.13,0:01:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the time it's lit up you're already\Nwashed and dried your hands
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.78,0:01:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you're out of the bathroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.30,0:02:08.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The teacher wants to teach the children what to do\Nin case one of the new bulbs shatters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.64,0:02:15.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if this energy-efficient bulb drops\Nyou have to leave the room immediately
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.61,0:02:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so let's run a drill
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.83,0:02:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember there's poison inside
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.16,0:02:26.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're only practicing now but if it drops\Nand breaks you have to run for the door, okay?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.18,0:02:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'll pretend to drop it - it breaks\Nand now you have to hurry outside.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.97,0:02:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The official recommendation from the federal\Nenvironment agency is to evacuate for 15 minutes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.98,0:02:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leave the windows open,\Nturn off the heat
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.90,0:02:46.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To find out if those\Nprecautions are justified
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.70,0:02:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we turn to an independent laboratory that analyzes\Nenvironmentally hazardous materials - including mercury
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.81,0:02:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the researchers take\Nall precautions for our test
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.37,0:02:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here's a protective mask
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.98,0:03:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just pull it over your head
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.73,0:03:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Laboratory head Gary Zorner says there's only one\Nsensible reaction when a CFL bulb shatters
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.94,0:03:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should get away as quickly as possible
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.10,0:03:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it could enter your blood stream\Nthrough the lungs and from there into the brain
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.56,0:03:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or through the olfactory nerves directly into the nervous system\NThat's why we take these safety precautions
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.61,0:03:28.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the measures include a fume hood,\Nbreathing masks and gloves.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.35,0:03:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As soon as the glass breaks an invisible cloud\Nof mercury is released from the bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.50,0:03:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see the electronic components
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.76,0:03:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zorner is highly critical of the use of\Nmercury in this kind of product
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.01,0:03:45.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every encounter with mercury makes\Nyou a bit more stupid and lowers your IQ
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.96,0:03:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is a highly dangerous nerve poison and can also\Naffect many other organs and the immune system
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.70,0:03:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There should be a zero tolerance policy\Nfor mercury
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.03,0:04:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must do all we can to\Ninstitute all worldwide ban
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.81,0:04:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against mining,\Nproduction and distribution
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.45,0:04:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Environmental medical specialist Joachim Mutter has worked\Nfor years with patients suffering from mercury poisoning
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.04,0:04:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is regularly asked to testify\Nin civil court cases
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.35,0:04:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently he encountered a youngster who suffered\Nsevere injury after low-energy bulb shattered.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.83,0:04:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The boy was already ill at the time
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.84,0:04:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the parents had no idea just\Nhow dangerous the mercury cloud was.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.02,0:04:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They didn't air out the room and the\Nshards were thrown in the garbage
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.86,0:04:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The child then slept\Nin his bedroom
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.18,0:04:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within the first week he\Ndeveloped a skin rash
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.18,0:04:47.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By week two\Nhe began losing hair
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.88,0:04:52.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he developed severe diarrhea\Nand a visible case of the shakes
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.17,0:04:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He showed what I'd describe\Nas autistic ticks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.67,0:05:02.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was withdrawn, lost interest\Nand was constantly tired.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.83,0:05:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He slept all the time\Nand was lethargic
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.04,0:05:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nothing like the boy\Nhe was before
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.50,0:05:17.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After extensive therapy he slowly\Nregained his health and vitality
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.74,0:05:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's precisely the kind of accident the instructors\Nat the Foxdorf kindergarten are trying to prevent.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.72,0:05:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Silke Stoltenberg uses a demonstration bulb to show\Nthe children how to safely dispose of them
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.52,0:05:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in accordance with the government's\Nenvironmental guidelines
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.84,0:05:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use cardboard to gather all the\Npieces and put them in here
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.00,0:05:47.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your mom and dad\Ncan do that too
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.59,0:05:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I collect the big pieces\Nin the cardboard
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.88,0:05:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use tape to\Ngather the rest
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.60,0:05:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I press down on it\Nto get every little piece
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.33,0:06:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not allowed\Nto use a vacuum
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.13,0:06:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a broom isn't adviced because it\Nwould only spread the mercury all-around
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.33,0:06:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I take off the gloves\Nand dispose of them too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.16,0:06:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There might be hazardous\Nmaterial clinging to them
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.84,0:06:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So now I shut the lid tight\Nand we'll recycle it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.41,0:06:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Light bulbs filled with toxic metal\Nnot what most people would call progress
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.94,0:06:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We visit a lighting designer\Nin Hamburg
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.23,0:06:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Katja Winkelmann is an engineer and\Nknows a thing or two about the business
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.26,0:06:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem with this form of technology\Nis that it simply doesn't work without mercury
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.76,0:06:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's true of all bulbs\Nof this sort
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.60,0:06:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that includes these tubular models\Nthe fluorescent lights.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.56,0:06:50.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the same for the compact CFL bulbs,\Nthe energy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.29,0:06:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,None of these can function\Nwithout mercury
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.98,0:06:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's simply based on\Nthe technology in use
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.79,0:07:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,EU guidelines allow up to 5 milligrams\Nof mercury per bulb
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.83,0:07:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's about the size\Nof the head of a pin
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.04,0:07:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition the base is filled\Nwith complex electronics
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.83,0:07:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with up to thirty individual parts made\Nof silicon, phosphorus or aluminum
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.79,0:07:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bulbs are built with\Nthis electronic ballast
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.66,0:07:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've taken this one\Napart to show you
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.03,0:07:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mercury is still inside because\Nwe haven't broken this casing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.68,0:07:32.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can clearly see the\Nintricate electronics involved
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.63,0:07:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of course this has to be disposed of\Nin an eco-friendly manner
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.56,0:07:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every time we recycle we throw away\Nthese electronic components too
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.96,0:07:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's crazy because first the mercury has to be\Ndealt with and then a whole lot of electronic waste
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.29,0:07:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most energy-efficient CFLs are produced\Nin Asia particularly China
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.66,0:08:02.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are reports that employees\Nat some Chinese plants
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.95,0:08:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have suffered from\Nmercury poisoning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.08,0:08:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We contacted investigative\Nlabour activists there
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.74,0:08:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that Chinese workers\Ngot poisoned by mercury while producing ...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.83,0:08:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there a way to find out\Nwhat happened to the workers?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.12,0:08:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At great personal risk a member is going\Nto go under cover with a hidden camera
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.00,0:08:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an attempt to document\Nworking conditions at the plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.21,0:08:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're willing\Nto take the risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.89,0:08:38.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we can prove the rumors are true perhaps we can\Nforce a change in labour conditions in those facilities
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.59,0:08:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Garry Zorrner has begun a new test with 6 CFL\Nmodels produced by 5 different manufacturers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.31,0:08:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's studying whether intact energy-efficient\Nbulbs may also pose health risks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.63,0:08:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once the lamps are on, the surrounding air is\Ncollected, chemically bonded and analyzed.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.57,0:09:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an extract from the air sample\Nthat we've sucked into the tube.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.46,0:09:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we'll use gas chromatography, mass spectrometry\Nto find out what substances it contains.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.82,0:09:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This method reveals that there\Nare various substances.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.12,0:09:25.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are volatile organic compounds
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.91,0:09:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've even fount measurable traces\Nof the toxin phenol.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.46,0:09:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's the problem with phenol?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.04,0:09:36.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phenol is carcinogenic and\Nis considered a health hazard.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.83,0:09:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we also found tetrahydrofuran\Nwhich may also cause cancer
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.77,0:09:44.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are others as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.83,0:09:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alkylbenzines which can damage the nervous system\Nand are toxic to the liver and so on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.68,0:09:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The worst thing is that you have an entire cocktail\Nof substances linked with various health risks.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.20,0:09:57.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a particular concern.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.43,0:10:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Germany's environment agency says the concentration\Nof emmissions is not high enough to be a significant health risk.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.50,0:10:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We consult Wolfgang Maes a recognized authority\Nin building biology and environmental analytics.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.69,0:10:19.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We want to find out exactly\Nhow the toxins are emitted.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.40,0:10:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do they escape from the base\Nor from the glass housing?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.80,0:10:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can give this simple\Ninstrument a try.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.13,0:10:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a sampling probe, fairly insensitive\Nand not very accurate.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.97,0:10:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see where the emissions are coming from\Nthe scratches that lead to the ballast as I suspect
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.64,0:10:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once the bulb has reached\Na certain temperature.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.99,0:10:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Listen to that!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.36,0:10:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is the same at the other switch.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.01,0:10:58.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at how that follows\Nthe glass housing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.17,0:11:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if toxins such as phenol are escaping from\Nthis bulb why aren't they better sealed?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.26,0:11:07.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It must be possible from a\Nmanufacturing standpoint.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.35,0:11:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must ask the producers.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.71,0:11:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a necessity no matter\Nhow high the cost.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.77,0:11:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about poisons that\Nshould not be allowed to escape.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.41,0:11:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If such a simple instrument can detect\Npoisons and contaminants emitted by CFLs
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.07,0:11:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we truly have a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.26,0:11:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about biologically\Nhazardous emissions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.27,0:11:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked manufacturers to comment.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.10,0:11:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them responds:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.52,0:11:34.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition we conduct internal and\Nexternal inspections on a regular basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.52,0:11:39.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a manufacturer of high quality brands, Osram\Ncomplies with all manufacturing standards and guidelines.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.83,0:11:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition we conduct internal and\Nexternal inspections on a regular basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.83,0:11:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maes also measured the amount of\Nelectron smog produced by the CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.11,0:11:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I turned off the energy-efficient bulb\Nand replaced it with a filament bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.43,0:12:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at the field intensity\Non the display.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.70,0:12:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see for yourself that the\Ntraditional light bulb gets better results.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.28,0:12:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a much healthier choice\Nthan the energy-efficient models.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.19,0:12:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In particular this bulb produces a field\Nwhose strength is 42 volts per metre
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.16,0:12:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The limit for a computer work place\Nis just 1 volt per metre.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.15,0:12:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that this bulb is 42 times more intense\Nthan a personal computer is allowed to be
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.86,0:12:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found CFLs that produce over 70 volts per metre\N- 70 times higher than a pc
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.62,0:12:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of health problems could arise if I sit too close\Nto an energy-efficient land, for instance at a desk?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.59,0:12:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a biological standpoint there's dangerous electromagnetic\Nexposure to your head, your body, your entire work environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.30,0:12:57.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can lead to neurological and\Nhormonal problems and to cell damage.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.12,0:13:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are all things that can be triggered\Nby high electromagnetic field intensity.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.33,0:13:10.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here in a typical German residential area, we want to find out\Nhow consumers are accepting energy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.97,0:13:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first family has only a few CFLs\Nused where they won't be noticed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.35,0:13:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use normal bulbs here in the living room - the CFLs\Nare so ugly, they'd destroy the look of our chandelier.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.04,0:13:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Family number two has designer lighting\Nwith the appropriate bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.21,0:13:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Halogen bulbs? - We use mostly floodlights ... the one exception\Nis the fluorescent tube in the kitchen.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.33,0:13:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I installed it over the sink.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.64,0:13:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The family has decided to install\Nenergy-saving bulbs only in certain areas.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.94,0:13:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We replaced the bulbs\Non this ceiling lamp.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.13,0:13:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CFLs makes sense because\Nthis lamp is on for lengthy periods.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.89,0:14:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Family number three has just moved into\Na new house and has bought new furnishings.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.44,0:14:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,most of the lamps have CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.29,0:14:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are you worried about sleeping next to a bulb that contains mercury?\NHave you even thought about that?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.06,0:14:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To tell you the truth it hadn't crossed my mind but as long as\Nthe mercury is contained in the class housing it won't leak out.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.74,0:14:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The anecdotal evidence from three homes\Nonly 37 percent energy-efficient bulbs
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.38,0:14:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rest is a mix of incandescent,\Nhalogen and fluorescent.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.53,0:14:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then number four who was initially excited\Nabout the prospect of saving energy and costs
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.40,0:14:44.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The enthusiasm didn't last long.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.51,0:14:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my collection of\Nenergy-efficient bulbs
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.95,0:14:53.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tried them all and\Nwe didn't like them.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.36,0:14:56.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They all ended up in the basement.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.32,0:15:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is our supply of incandescent bulbs\Nfor use around the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.32,0:15:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just don't produce the\Nkind of light we want.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.49,0:15:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can't use dimmers and we've been\Nreading about the dangers as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.09,0:15:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're supposed to be environmentally friendly\Nand yet they contain mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.12,0:15:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry we just can't grasp\Nthat concept.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.21,0:15:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The European Union enacted legislation\Non energy-efficient bulbs back in 2009.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.95,0:15:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Early on european parliament member Holger Krahmer voiced skepticism\Nand pointed out the possible adverse effects for consumers.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.17,0:15:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's clear that health concerns were simply not a factor\Nin implementing the ban on incandescent bulbs
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.14,0:15:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the pressure to market\Nenergy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.89,0:15:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EU commission admitted as much.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.62,0:15:53.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time there had been no comprehensive\Nstudies - it wasn't just about mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.58,0:15:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also concerns about the psychological\Neffects of the light among other things.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.88,0:16:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But didn't the EU commission\Ncarry out extensive testing?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.26,0:16:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked commissioner for energy\NGunter Oetinger to comment
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.09,0:16:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He refused sending a\Nspokesperson instead.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.44,0:16:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Were studies done on possible adverse effects\Nof CFLs prior to the incandescent bulb ban?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.88,0:16:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we began taking light bulbs off the market we investigated\Nthe problem of mercury in the energy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.52,0:16:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked some of the independent\Nscientists on our advisory council
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.10,0:16:38.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the indicated there was no risk from the amount\Nof mercury contained in the new energy-saving lights.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.04,0:16:45.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day later she\Nsent a correction.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.15,0:16:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an email she wrote that extensive test results were only\Nsubmitted in 2010 long after the phase out went into effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.13,0:17:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a 2009 study researchers\Nlooked at just 5 different CFLs
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.58,0:17:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was the minimum requirement.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.75,0:17:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why the urgent decision to ban filament bulbs\Nand replace them with CFLs?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.84,0:17:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was at the height of the climate debate.\NIt started in Australia and spread around the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.23,0:17:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone was unscrewing light bulbs and no one wanted\Nto be left behind including chancellor Merkel
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.78,0:17:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was no stopping it.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.36,0:17:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Incandescent bulbs had to be\Nbanned to save the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:35.66,0:17:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The EU commission appointed a committee to set\Nguidelines for the energy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.03,0:17:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It included industry experts along\Nwith representatives of consumer groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.33,0:17:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why were producers such as Phillips\Nand Osram at the table?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.17,0:18:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all about who knows whom.\NThe buddy system.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.79,0:18:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bureaucrats in the EU commission\Nhave circles of friends. They network.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.40,0:18:10.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when it comes to a\Ndecision on some issue
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.50,0:18:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they invite those who might\Nbe affected by it to meet.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.58,0:18:19.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it has to be clear that environmental\Nconcerns aren't necessarily the highest priority.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.57,0:18:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather these decisions are heavily influenced\Nby the respective business interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.33,0:18:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no profit in the incandescent bulb\Nperhaps just a few cents.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.89,0:18:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The profit margin is much higher for CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.70,0:18:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why business interests trumped\Nenvironmental concerns in coming to this decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.84,0:18:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proponents point out that the\Nenergy-efficient lamps truly do save electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:18:41.44,0:18:43.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a much longer life span.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.69,0:18:45.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But is that really the case?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.46,0:18:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Frankfurt we visit the offices of popular\Ngerman consumer magazine Eko-test.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.68,0:18:53.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's done extensive research into CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:53.84,0:19:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Editor in chief Gurgen Stepflug and his team studied 16 different models\Nto find out whether they live up to manufacturers claims.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.51,0:19:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here they claim that this 11 watt CFL\Ncan replace a 60 watt filament bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:12.30,0:19:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's simply not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.77,0:19:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our findings indicate you'd\Nneed at least 14 watts.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.84,0:19:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the CFLs also lose\Nbrightness quickly.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.21,0:19:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so actually you need a 21 watt energy-efficient\Nlamp to replace an old 60 watt bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:27.73,0:19:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the lifespan?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.93,0:19:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to this, one low-energy bulb\Nlasts longer than 8 traditional bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.13,0:19:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The manufacturer is required to print\Nthis information on the packaging
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.39,0:19:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It just doesn't add up.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:42.48,0:19:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, they're required to but no\Nofficials check to see if it's true.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.62,0:19:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this laboratory in Vilhemshofen does.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.34,0:19:59.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Electrical engineer Wolfgang Hoerter and the staff at the\NPruf Centrum Technik have been testing bulbs for years
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.63,0:20:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,commissioned by consumer\Nprotection groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.21,0:20:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That includes tests on the true\Nlife span of energy saving lights.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.65,0:20:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This room contains more than 100 lamps\Nfrom 36 manufacturers.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.68,0:20:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On average they should burn\Nbetween 8 and 10 thousand hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:20.91,0:20:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're performing a longevity test here.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:24.91,0:20:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 7.000 hours and 30%\Nof them have burned out.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.37,0:20:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.08,0:20:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In addition we have a row with lights\Nthat are regularly turned off and on.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:37.86,0:20:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Metred so they are on for 1 minute\Nand then off for 5.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.09,0:20:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the test runs around the clock.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.68,0:20:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first bulbs expire\Nat the 3.000 hour mark.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.51,0:20:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can tell by these dark spots\Nthat a lamp is about to burn out.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.94,0:21:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a bathroom families turn the light\Non and off at least 10 times a day.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.59,0:21:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a CFL probably\Nwouldn't last a year.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.82,0:21:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We asked Germany's largest bulb producer\Nto explain the apparent discrepancy.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.13,0:21:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Osram answered my email:
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.51,0:21:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are Germany's only manufacturer to\Nguarantee our energy-efficient bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:24.87,0:21:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This guaranty also applies\Nparticularly to the life span.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.76,0:21:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the meantime we've reestablished\Ncontact with the Chinese labor activists.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:38.16,0:21:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They've been able to place one of their members inside an\Nassembly plant at the Fusan electrical and lighting company.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.53,0:21:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This facility produces fluorescent lights\Nwhich operate on the same principle as CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.50,0:21:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The key component is mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:52.33,0:22:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Heinrich Calmer is a lighting designer previously employed by a major manufacturer.\NHe speaks with authority about the images from the Chinese plant
Dialogue: 0,0:22:03.19,0:22:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The employees aren't wearing protective gear.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:12.27,0:22:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it should be disposed of once\Nthey leave the production line.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.75,0:22:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If one of these tubes breaks\Nhighly toxic mercury will escape.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.16,0:22:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chinese regulations stipulate protective clothing but it\Nappears few employees are aware of the health hazards.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:26.70,0:22:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past few years there have been numerous\Ndocumented cases of toxic accidents including at this plant.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.10,0:22:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under these conditions can recall these\Nlamps environmentally friendly?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.86,0:22:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certainly not when you look\Nat it from this standpoint.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:43.62,0:22:47.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They do consume less electricity
Dialogue: 0,0:22:47.16,0:22:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but noone sees the environmental\Ndamage caused by mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:58.50,0:23:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So special EU exemptions were put into effect\Nto make CFLs available to consumers.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:08.87,0:23:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The guidelines are far stricter\Nfor all other instruments.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.27,0:23:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mercury thermometers are banned.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.27,0:23:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there are special guidelines\Nfor fluorescent tubes and CFLs
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.52,0:23:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that these energy-efficient bulbs\Nwill continue to pollute the environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:25.79,0:23:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2004 Osram bought a stake in the\NFusan electrical and lighting company.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.78,0:23:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a statement Osram declares:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.26,0:23:42.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the goal of improving occupational safety and health\NOsram successfully implemented these and other measures in 2010:
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.02,0:23:49.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Use of modern dosing technologies\N- weekly mercury monitoring\N- construction of new ventilation and exhaust mechanisms
Dialogue: 0,0:23:52.64,0:23:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there's the problem of\Ndisposing of the burned out bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.39,0:24:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Germany forbids throwing them away\Nwith the rest of the household trash.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.26,0:24:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We go to a building supply center to see\Nwhether it has a recycling program in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.45,0:24:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't appear to be the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.30,0:24:15.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Excuse me, I'd like to recycle this bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:15.08,0:24:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry I can't help you,\NI don't think we accept them.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:18.99,0:24:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was nothing\Nin the light department
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.32,0:24:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't accept them.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:22.85,0:24:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I bought it here.\NThat doesn't matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.68,0:24:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only alternative is a\Ntrip to the recycling center.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:30.04,0:24:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the way my car burned nearly a litre of gas\Nand emitted over 2.000 grams of Co2
Dialogue: 0,0:24:36.04,0:24:39.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all to dispose of one\Neco-friendly light bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.91,0:24:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Waste separation actually works quite\Nefficiently in environmentally conscious Germany
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.00,0:24:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the CFLs pose a\Ngigantic recycling problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.90,0:24:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recycling centers are\Nrequired to accept them
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.48,0:24:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but experts estimate that only about 10% of CFLs\Nfrom german households are properly disposed of.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.80,0:25:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That means that 90% are\Nthrown out with the trash
Dialogue: 0,0:25:01.82,0:25:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ending up in landfills and posing\Nan environmental hazard.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.81,0:25:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But surely the EU commission\Nhas imposed recycling guidelines
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.26,0:25:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eurocrats in Brussels have regulated\Nalmost every aspect of our lives
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.09,0:25:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the spokesperson for the EU energy commissioner\Ncouldn't find the laws applying to recycling up CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.34,0:25:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As far as recycling is concerned stores that\Nsell the bulbs must also take the used ones back.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.12,0:25:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they dont't.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:31.73,0:25:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have to.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.42,0:25:35.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stores have to\Ntake them back.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:35.87,0:25:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take CFLs back for recycling?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.21,0:25:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stores refuse and say\Nthey're not required to.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:41.99,0:25:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't dispose of the burned out bulbs\Nat the place you bought them.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.51,0:25:52.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The law stipulates that the\Nstores must accept them.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.36,0:25:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The law also says that member nations must inform\Nits citizens where and how to dispose of these bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.42,0:26:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course that includes\NGermany and German citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:05.70,0:26:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The spokesperson for the EU\Nenergy commissioner is wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.85,0:26:12.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mrs Holsner corrects her statement\Nthe day following our interview
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.21,0:26:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stores may recycle the bulbs\Non a voluntary basis.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:20.96,0:26:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Light designers are developing bulbs\Nthat work without mercury.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.76,0:26:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the Unilever house in Hamburg LEDs and natural lighting\Nare part of the progressive energy-efficient concept
Dialogue: 0,0:26:32.30,0:26:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an expensive solution.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:34.21,0:26:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At a cost of 30 to 40 euros per bulb
Dialogue: 0,0:26:37.30,0:26:40.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LEDs are beyond the price range\Nof many families
Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.51,0:26:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they do last up to\N5 times longer than CFLs.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.21,0:26:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These LEDs are a very effective and\Nenergy efficient way of generating light.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:54.52,0:26:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The major advantage is that LEDs emit\Nmaximum light at the flip of the switch.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.81,0:27:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my major complaint with CFLs
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.12,0:27:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can fall down the stairs\Nbecause there's no light.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:04.47,0:27:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LEDs solve that problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.73,0:27:08.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're a good alternative.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:11.35,0:27:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if LEDs are too expensive and CFLs\Ntoo dangerous there's little choice left.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.94,0:27:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lighting shop in Hamburg\Nrecognized a business opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.12,0:27:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ordering and hoarding\Nthousands of traditional bulbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:27.94,0:27:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stefan Shroder expects to\Nbe doing a booming business.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:37.90,0:27:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at this bulb, it's beautiful -\NI have about a thousand in this style
Dialogue: 0,0:27:43.45,0:27:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how many bulbs in all?
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.58,0:27:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of two million at least.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.56,0:27:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On September first farewell\Nto the incandescent bulb.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:57.71,0:28:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Consumers have stocked up and\Ndemand for CFLs is moderate at best
Dialogue: 0,0:28:03.41,0:28:08.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a potentially toxic product that\Nsimply doesn't live up to the hype.