Greenpeace: Am I running late on this one?

Originally Posted By peeaanuut

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"Exerp: Greenpeace said Monday its activists sneaked into Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel over the weekend and swapped several light bulbs used in two lobby chandeliers with more energy efficient fluorescent ones.

Greenpeace activists also unfurled a banner that said "Mickey harms the global climate" Sunday to protest Hong Kong Disneyland's energy management, the environmental group said in a statement.

Greenpeace estimates that the two lobby chandeliers comprise 200 incandescent light bulbs, which use more heat than light. "

 

Originally Posted By Roger55

What???

"use more heat than light"???

I'm all for enegery conservation and stuff, but that statement makes no sense to me. Maybe someone here can explain it to me.

Incandecent lights use engery which is converted into heat and light. They don't USE either. If they are talking about "upstream" enegery sources such as geothermal or solar energy plants, then you can make a claim they "use" heat and/or light as energy.

I'm confused. Looks like someone just taking a free shot at Disney over an extravegant use of lightbulbs. Better look out for Greenpeace at WDW Osborne light festival.

 

Originally Posted By SuperDry

<<< "use more heat than light"??? >>>

I totally understand what they are saying. Perhaps "PRODUCE more heat than light" would be a better way to say it. And note that I'm not saying that I necessarily endorse or support their message or methods.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I'm calling BS on this one. Really, we've all been in a hotel, Disney or other, and know that there are people around all the time. Those chandeliers (I'm not exactly sure which ones, but I expect a couple of the huge ones) are pretty high up. At least 10 or 15 feet to the bottom of them, and the lowest row of lights is a couple feet above that. To actually reach a spot where they could be replaced would basically require a ladder (or about 4 people standing on each other's shoulders), which would be impossible to pull off undetected. And why are they so concerned about the light bulbs, when there is a theme park next door sending dozens of half empty vehicles through the ride cycles each hour. Not the most productive way to fight a cause, IMO.

 

Originally Posted By peeaanuut

Greenpeace doesnt really have a track record of fighting in the most efficient way.

 

Originally Posted By TDLFAN

I fear that stunts like this one will cause HKDL magament to concider installing those WDW-like entrance barricades to prohibit non-hotel guests (like myself) from visiting the resorts at HKDLR. That would be a pity, and a pain, since visiting WDW resorts now is a pain in the back with those security checks.