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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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In order to minimise light pollution and increase energy efficiency, the District Council will need to be satisfied that the lighting scheme proposed is the minimum required for security and working purposes and that it minimises potential pollution from glow and spillage.
The RASC Light Pollution Abatement Committee recommends that the National Council assist the production of the brochure with funding to the Muskoka Heritage Foundation of $1,500.
The development of a light pollution mitigation strategy will require a census of lighting installations in the area and a systematic application of proven guidelines.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Stop light pollution - Cheap cobrahead light fixtures on utility poles waste up to 60 percent of their light output into the sky, building sides and roofs, tree tops and windows.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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Also, since city light pollution compromises deep space performance by washing out faint nebulae and galaxies, dark sky observing sites are always recommended with large reflectors.
Light Pollution Awareness With Astronomers, both professional and amateur, fighting for darker skies the message is yet to be fully heard and understood.
Shielding porch lights, using different light sources and turning off unnecessary lighting are all ways to control light pollution.
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Jake Farley,
Truck Driver
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The light pollution from inferior lighting design on highways creates a hazard to driving known as 'Road Glare.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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Light pollution however normally results from a wide variety of lighting sources and as many of these are designed to mimic sunlight they emit light with the same wavelengths of stars and therefore of many of the objects we wish to observe.
Light pollution has much further ranging effects than astronomy, click here for an article on the effect of lights on birds based on the Audubon Society journal.
Beginning with his early examination of light pollution, the unintended brightening of the sky from outdoor lighting, he made a transition from astronomy to a second career in environmental science and engineering.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Elimination of light pollution will enhance the environment and preserve the view of the night sky - half of our field of vision - both for ourselves and future generations.
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