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The Annual Perseid Meteor Shower & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:15:55 -0700

From the page: "Our home on the outskirts of Park City, Utah sits under relatively dark skies. We�re most free from the light pollution that hampers viewing for much of the rest of the country. "

Americans Waste $130 Billion a Year on Energy & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:43:29 -0700

From the page: "The United States of America wastes $130,000,000,000 dollars a year on energy. Whether from inefficient light bulbs, unshielded lighting or vampire electronics, energy sources need improvement. Significant improvement. "

Urban birds are lazy & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:57:20 -0700

From the page: "The British Trust for Ornithology's Garden Ecology Team have just published results comparing the eating habits of urban birds to rural birds. Their study concluded that urban birds are lazier than rural birds. "

Mount Carleton named Dark Sky Preserve & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:12:40 -0700

From the page: "We need to be conscious of everywhere we put lights and we need to do it in a responsible way; we know there's a need for lighting. You need it for safety, and you need it for security. But it needs to be responsible." - Paul Gray, an amateur astronomer"

$88m To Explore The Space Frontier & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:51:05 -0700

From the page: "a consortium is building quite possibly the largest telescope on the planet. Dubbed Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), the $1 billion telescope itself will have thirty times the resolution power than other land based telescope and will have ten times the image quality than Hubble."

Night Sky Lighting Partnership Improves Lighting at Big Bend National Park 7/6/09 & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:37:52 -0700

From the page: "�oeI am extremely pleased with the partnership and partners who came together to improve this important park resource. I also wish to thank our park�s maintenance employees, who provided expertise and services that helped this project become a reality.” - Big Bend National Park Superintendent Bill Wellman"

Utah eco-fugitive pleads guilty in Florida & Night Sky Friendly Outdoor Lighting Specialists

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:16:35 -0700

From the page: "Mr. Baggett's actions show the need to eliminate from our vocabulary the phrase, it's just environmental crime; Mr. Baggett's actions endangered the public by dumping hazardous waste into the environment and endangered law enforcement by putting them in the cross hairs of harm's way. - Brett Tolman, U.S. attorney for Utah."

Sea Turtle Lighting Information: Turtle Lighting Information: Town of Hillsboro Beach

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:20:31 -0700

From the page: "The Town of Hillsboro Beach, Florida has an oceanfront beach which serves as a prime nesting habitat for sea turtles. The sea turtle has been identified as a threatened and endangered species whose hatchlings are threatened at least in part due to the artificial light from beachfront structures. Therefore on September 4, 2007, the Town of Hillsboro Beach passed Ordinance 232 a Turtle Lighting Ordinance. This will allow for protection of the marine turtle nesting habitat, nesting females, and hatchlings. "

Diagnosis: Excessive Light Consumption is Dangerous To Your Health! » Environmentally Friendly Lighting For Your Home Or Business

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:36:29 -0700

From the page: "The American Medical Association has hereby decreed light pollution as a detrimental source to our overall health. "

Bats avoid flying by streetlight » Environmentally Friendly Lighting For Your Home Or Business

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:23:34 -0700

From the page: "Light pollution not only affects humans but other creatures of the animal kingdom. Let us not become as �blind as a bat� by installing more unshielded, uninformed, and unnecessary outdoor lighting, for Light pollution is 100% solvable."