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LIGHT POLLUTION to increase as population and energy use increases

March 8, 2009 Buck Denton Leave a comment Go to comments

artificial-light

The International Dark-Sky Association defines light pollution as “any adverse effect of artificial light including sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night, and energy waste.” Ecosystems or natural landscapes, animals, plants, and human health are negatively affected by light pollution.

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  1. Wayne King
    March 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm | #1
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    Hey Buck

    A new breakthrough in LED technology for retrofitting streetlights might make a huge difference with the problem of light pollution. Feel free to snag the story from my GreenerMinds blog.

    Wayne King

  1. March 11, 2009 at 5:34 pm | #1
    75 Years of Light Pollution – owl and bear – green pages