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December 24, 2005
Tying it in to the season
Fans of the sky illuminate problems of light pollution
When the wise men followed the star to Bethlehem, they apparently didn't have to deal with light pollution from acorn-styled street lamps along the way.
Sure, all the light is wasteful (so much just shines up for the edification of night-flying birds) but I don't think you're going to get very far complaining about how it's messing up stargazing. For one thing, most people don't realize how messed up the view of the sky is.
Posted by Mac Thomason at December 24, 2005 12:20 PM
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Maybe they oughtta tie into 9-11. That seems to work.
"These lights help terrorists identify critical American facilities and enable them to launch an even greater attack than on 9-11."
Posted by: Paul at December 24, 2005 02:11 PM
Then there's all that silly stuff, like being able to walk and drive at night safely... y'know, I get the whole light pollution thing, but isn't safety a bit more important than being able to see all the stars?
Posted by: Meryl Yourish at December 28, 2005 10:17 AM
As usual, The Simpsons handled the issue nicely.
Posted by: Mac Thomason at December 28, 2005 05:03 PM