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There are 9 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Subject: Towers of Light poll
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
2. Re:Towers of Light poll
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
3. Garden Lighting
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
4. More new FCOs spotted last night!
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
5. Thanks, NY warriors
From: Steve Pauley <spauley@cox-internet...>
6. News stories pertaining to light pollution
From: "Fred Koch" <fkoch@chipshot...>
7. Bad Lighting in Sherrill, New York
From: "Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny....com>
8. World Summit on Sustainable Development
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
9. "Artificial Light, Wildlife Studied" - Associated Press, 2/3/02
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:02:19 -0500
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
Subject: Re: Subject: Towers of Light poll
It's no wonder the voting is heavy on the towers of light, from the
link that you supplied, it's the only one that lists a title and it
also draws the most attention due to the length of the list of names.
From the pure psychology of it, most people would notice this one and
therefor vote on it.
How can someone see what each design actually contains?
-Peace & Dark Skies,
Scott Griswold
On Sunday, February 3, 2002, at 03:51 AM, DarkSky-
list@yahoogroups... wrote:
> From: Martin Galea De Giovanni <martingd@onvol...>
> Subject: Towers of Light poll
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:22:54 -0500
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
Subject: Re:Towers of Light poll
I found the link to the drawings. It is off the main page...
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-
protetchgallery.photogallery
Some of these designs look like they were submitted by 3rd graders.
Some also seemed like a joke. There were only 3 or 4 that even looked
like they could be memorials. If these were designed by architects, I
can't see how any consideration went into whether or not these things
will actually stand. I also think that the voting is swayed by the
picture of the towers of light appearing on the main page.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/
It seems like attention is being drawn to this particular design. I'd
suggest continuing to play down the obvious waste that this monument
promotes along with the fact that it will not be visible during the
day.
Peace & Dark Skies,
Scott Griswold
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:48:34 -0500
From: Scott Griswold <griz@sky...>
Subject: Garden Lighting
Here is a little TV spot I came across. It is dated as Aug. 9th, but
I am not sure what year. I would assume 2000. There is a video that
goes along with it. Enjoy.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/611770.asp
Peace & Dark Skies,
Scott Griswold
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 12:48:53 EST
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
Subject: More new FCOs spotted last night!
Greetings:
Road report: On a trip from Hartford to Saybrook we noticed around 100 new
FCOs installed on CT Route 9 South throughout the Middletown/Higganum area
last night! No pole spacing has been reduced at all. Unfortunately we did
not have a watch so we could not check the center distances, but I would
estimate they are around 200 feet apart. New poles and pilasters have been
installed approximately 10 feet from the existing poles. We could not
determine the wattage of the luminaires and I plan to check this out the next
time I go through that area.
Mounting height now appears to be 40 feet (pole + foundation + mast) with the
same setback as before. The luminaires appear to be Cooper OVF mounted level
with no upward tilt. The original semi-cutoffs and poles are still in
operation and the FCOs have not been turned on yet. The completed
installation will probably happen within the next couple of months when the
old the poles and fixtures are removed. No pole foundations have been poured
on the northbound lanes yet, but it appears to only be a matter of time.
We are making progress here in Connecticut by keeping the pressure on and the
DOT is responding magnificently! I can't wait to experience this new
lighting system in action.
Clear skies and good seeing,
Keep looking up!
Cliff Haas
Chair Light Pollution Education Committee
Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford
http://members.aol.com/copernicanview
Light Pollution Awareness Website (LiPAW)
http://members.aol.com/ctstarwchr/index.htm
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 12:25:48 -0700
From: Steve Pauley <spauley@cox-internet...>
Subject: Thanks, NY warriors
New York Dark Sky Warriors
Thank you for fighting the good fight.
We don't win them all, and yours was a
huge uphill struggle. You were organized,
factual, and passionate - three key ingredients
for a well fought campaign.
You raised the awareness levels of LP in NY
State. That alone is a great accomplishment.
With another governor, and at some time in the
future when the "stars are right", you can fight
once again, and WIN.
Many thanks,
Steve Pauley
Idaho
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:15:49 -0600
From: "Fred Koch" <fkoch@chipshot...>
Subject: News stories pertaining to light pollution
To all:
The following links come from the Wichita Falls, Texas Times Record News today Sunday. Overall, I think the concern to address light pollution got a sympathetic hearing. The first and third links incorporated stories from a wire service pertaining to breast cancer and effects on wildlife, the second deals with our efforts to promote dark skies and astronomy at Copper Breaks State Park near Quanah, Texas.
For those of you with an interest in astronomy, if you're ever in our part of West Texas, contact me off-site at the e-mail address below and we'll be glad to show our hospitality with scopes and stars.
I remain amazed - as was the case with me until two years ago - how readily we have as a nation accepted light pollution and trespass as a status quo without even being aware of the concepts and hence the problem. If it's true that lobsters thrown into hot water react vigorously but those cooked slowly starting off in cold water don't, then I suppose a lot of us are slow cooking lobsters. But it's gratifying to hear so many people tell me that once the problem has been pointed out how readily they now recognize it and wonder "Why?".
Regards,
Fred Koch
fkoch@chipshot...
http://www.trnonline.com/stories/02032002/local_news/29486.shtml
http://www.trnonline.com/stories/02032002/regional_news/29485.shtml
http://www.trnonline.com/stories/02032002/regional_news/29487.shtml
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 15:06:54 -0500
From: "Kevin Wigell" <kwemail@twcny....com>
Subject: Bad Lighting in Sherrill, New York
In honor of Gov. Pataki's (begin sarcasm) brilliant decision to reduce waste
and pollution, protect the citizens of the state from the adverse health
effects of bad lighting, improve safety by cutting back on glare, and help
save taxpayers dollars (end sarcasm) by vetoing the light pollution bills
that overwhelmingly passed the New York State legislature, I have posted on
my personal web site photos of monuments to bad lighting in my home town.
We're not just talking typical bad lighting here, we're talking glare and
waste on a scale which can only be described as stupendous.
Here's the link:
http://home.twcny.rr.com/kevinwigell/Sherrill_Bad_Lighting.htm
"Enjoy"
Darker skies,
Kevin Wigell
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 12:50:30 EST
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
Subject: World Summit on Sustainable Development
Greetings:
A brief presentation given before the members of this summit would provide an
excellent outreach opportunity to put LP on the global radar screen. It is a
golden opportunity to spread the message of obtrusive outdoor lighting reform
that enhances sustainable development and encourages energy conservation for
any community by providing achievable guidelines in the form of outdoor
lighting regulations.
Nothing ventured nothing gained. Although the local approach is slowly
working in a growing number of areas it cannot possibly keep up with the
advance of this ever increasing problem. Getting the audience of global
leaders could help to rapidly speed the process along.
Clear skies and good seeing,
Keep looking up!
Cliff Haas
http://members.aol.com/ctstarwchr
>From the Environmental News Service...
> STAKEHOLDERS WRITE WISH LISTS FOR SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
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> NEW YORK, New York, February 1, 2002 (ENS) - To draw up a political
> statement and plan of action that will move the world towards sustainable
> development, delegates from around the world and across a wide range of
> social sectors are meeting at the United Nations clarifying their hopes and
> dreams for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development.
>
> For full text and graphics visit:
> http://ens-news.com/ens/feb2002/2002L-02-01-03.html
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 23:23:32 EST
From: ctstarwchr@aol...
Subject: "Artificial Light, Wildlife Studied" - Associated Press, 2/3/02
Greetings:
Outdoor lighting had a very busy day in the media today!! A good article
about this month's pending symposium on research focusing on unnaturally
occurring light and its negative impacts on flora and fauna appeared in the
Science section of Newsday.
"Artificial Light, Wildlife Studied" by Andrew Bridges, AP Science Writer
http://www.newsday.com/news/science/wire/sns-ap-deadly-lights0203feb03.story
This link comes courtesy of Travis Longcore of the Urban Wildlands Group in
California. (http://www.urbanwildlands.org) Thanks very much Travis! More
information on this very interesting conference is available at:
Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting:
http://www.urbanwildlands.org/conference.html
In the future, please try not to refer to any kind of light as being
artificial because all light, regardless of how it is generated, is indeed
very real. If the spectra and intensity meets certain parameters many
organisms cannot tell the difference, resulting in severe negative impacts to
their circadian rhythms, behaviors, and health.
Using phrases like *artificially generated illumination* or *unnaturally
occurring light* may help you to provide a far more accurate description. ;-)
Clear skies and good seeing,
Keep looking up!
Cliff Haas
http://members.aol.com/ctstarwchr
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