Thursday, December 3, 2009

Light Pollution Solutions

I know the night sky in the desert is amazing, but I haven't seen it in years.

On my first coast-to-coast move, the Milky Way alone provided enough light to navigate Interstate 25 through New Mexico on a moonless night. But now I live in Las Vegas, NV...
Light pollution capital of the world.

Urban residents elsewhere are urging their city governments to turn down the lights. Quincy Campbell reports how to stop streetlights from trespassing into the night sky and your bedroom.


Audio: PRI's Living On Earth, Host: Jeff Young.

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