America already has one Black a-hole ruining our way of life. That’s enough.
The only lights that need to be turned off are in the EPA offices.They are just a political playground.
Texas astronomers have dark parties all the time. They pick places way out of town before a new moon and spend a couple of nights gazing.
This is just a power play.
Most new telescopes are orbital these days.
By turning out the lights at EPA?
The Sun better hide
North Korea is way ahead of us in this respect.
We actually need more light and more Francis.
Well, if he wants dark nights for his star gazing he could always do it from North Korea.
From WWII
“The blackout was enforced by civilian ARP wardens who would ensure that no buildings allowed the slightest chink or glow of light.[5] Offenders were liable to stringent legal penalties.[2]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackout_(wartime)
We’re going backwards in time and the new “dark ages” are almost upon us.
The various astronomer societies across America have been whining about “light pollution” for over 10 years.
With all the need for security lights that abound these days, and for good reasons, there are not enough urban places for amateur astronomers to have good views skyward, so they say.
My question is this:
“Since when does a security light endanger the environment?”
Answer: When one of them get shot out by the neighborhood kids, and all that hazmat stuff in the bulb gets all over the neighbor’s lawn.
Don’t forget that the EPA banned over-the-counter asthma inhalers, not for climate change, but solely because they like screwing people over.
Next up - dogs that bark in the night - instead of calling the cops to get the folks to control their animals, the EPA will come and impose fines for noise pollution...
I’ve been an Amateur astronomer for 30 years, and while ambient light is a pain in the rear, the way these people couch it as “light pollution” irritates me to no end. It makes it seem light the simple act of having lights is “bad”. Total nonsense!
If these guys want to help darken the sky so that the sky isn’t washed out, which is a perfectly fine thing, then just advocate that lamp makers make their lamps so that the light is more efficiently directed where it is needed and not blown out into the sky. Make a good-faith case and show them that it would be economically beneficial to them, and better for their customers.
EPA edicts are a BS way of doing this.
So, in this context, North Korea is “light years” ahead of us in protecting the environment? Who knew?
EPA to tackle ‘light pollution’
Only until Trump is elected.
“Light pollution kills, women, children, Black Lives, LGBQRSTUVWXYZ, refugees, the immigrant baby Jesus, the moon, and the planets Earth and Mars!”
Get those very long bumper sticker printed up NOW!
With LED lighting making it cheaper and “coming to a town near you, laser lighting”, we’ll basically be able to light up the whole planet 24/7. This seems to be pre-emptive.
BTW, laser lighting is said to be 1,000 times brighter than LED for the same power requirement.
The government is already whining about devices like Bliss Lights.
Mrs p6 has a set bought from QVC last year and they are terrific! Basically a laser with split beam. Ours move.
Last Fall the government issued warnings about the device in air corriders, near highways and railines.
If you use common sense there is no problem but I can see government regulations similar to the recent FAA quadcopter/drone law.