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REASONS TO THINK ABOUT
LIGHT POLLUTION
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DECREASED SECURITY
BRIGHT LIGHTS PRODUCE BLINDING GLARE AND BLACK SHADOWS,
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE GROUND AND ONE’S SURROUNDINGS. THIS
CAUSES ACCIDENTS AND MAKES IT EASIER FOR CRIMINALS TO GO UN-NOTICED. |
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WASTEFUL > EXCESS HARMFUL CARBON
EMISSION WASTED ENERGY, MONEY, AND
NATURAL RESOURCES NEEDLESSLY INFLATE CARBON EMISSIONS. LIGHT POLLUTION
PREVENTS THE NATURAL NIGHT TIME REMOVAL OF AIR POLLUTANTS THAT BUILD UP
IN THE ATMOSPHERE DURING THE DAY. |
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NATURAL HABITATS
“A NIGHT-LIT HABITAT IS A HABITAT DESTROYED”.
LIGHT SHINING TOWARD WETLANDS OR ANY VEGETATED AREA TURNS NIGHT INTO
TWILIGHT, THE LIVES OF THEIR INHABITANTS - INSECTS, AMPHIBIANS, AND
OTHER SPECIES - ARE DISRUPTED. FEEDING, MATING, EGG LAYING, AND SURVIVAL
OF YOUNG SUFFER. |
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SEA TURTLES
AND MANY OTHER SPECIES HAVE BEEN USING MOONLIGHT, OR EVEN
LIGHT FROM THE STARS, TO GUIDE THEIR NIGHTLY MOVEMENTS AND SEASONAL
MIGRATIONS BETWEEN BREEDING AND FEEDING GROUNDS. BRIGHT LIGHTING
DISRUPTS THESE BEHAVIOURS AND REDUCES THESE ANIMALS’ CHANCES FOR
SURVIVAL. |
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LIGHT TRESPASS
GLARE FROM BRIGHT LIGHTS SHINING INTO A YARD OR WINDOW IS
HARMFUL AND UN-NEIGHBOURLY. FULL CUT-OFF (FCO) FIXTURES DIRECT LIGHT
DOWNWARD AND HELP KEEP UNWANTED LIGHT WITHIN PROPERTY BOUNDARIES.
TURNING LIGHTS OFF WHEN NOT NEEDED ELIMINATES LIGHT TRESPASS - & SAVES
ENERGY AND MONEY! |
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SONG BIRDS
DURING NIGHT TIME MIGRATIONS THOUSANDS OF BIRDS DIE EACH
YEAR WHEN THEY GET DISORIENTED, FLY OFF COURSE AND BECOME EXHAUSTED OR
SLAM INTO GLASS BUILDINGS, PLUMMETING TO THE GROUND. MALES MAY SING TOO
EARLY IN THE MORNING, REDUCING REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS. |
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HEALTH
TOO MUCH LIGHT AT NIGHT DISRUPTS OUR BODY’S NATURAL CIRCADIAN RHYTHM AND
PREVENTS MELATONIN RELEASE. HEALTHY SLEEP PATTERNS AND IMMUNE FUNCTION
RUN AMOK. LINKS TO DEPRESSION, OBESITY, CANCER, DIABETES AND OTHER
DISEASES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED. |
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OF THE NIGHT OUR ABILITY TO WONDER AT THE STARS HAS
LED TO VAST, AMAZING PROGRESS IN UNDERSTANDING OUR WORLD, OUR UNIVERSE
AND EXISTENCE. WHY DO WE NEEDLESSLY DEPRIVE OURSELVES OF THIS LIMITLESS
NATURAL RESOURCE AND IMPOVERISH OUR OWN LIVES? |
