[M]: RE: [OT]Another" Last word on LP" (MMSG)
| Subject: | [M]: RE: [OT]Another" Last word on LP" (MMSG) |
| From: | Bob Thompson |
| Date: | Fri Mar 12 15:12:26 1999 |
Thanks Jay. To the point and no personal attacks. Im trying to convince
the Dearborn, Michigan City Engineer to install reflective hoods in the
hundreds of "decorative" lamp posts that the city has installed in recent
years. The frosted globes allow most of the light to escape upwards while
leaving a shadow on the ground around the pole! He agrees on the need for
the hoods but has not yet agreed to spend the money for installation.
If we all get involved, we can make a difference. Joining the International
Dark-Sky Association will help, too.
Bob
Jay Curtis wrote:
>
> >From experience - forget the power producers - they have NO incentive to
> sell
> LESS POWER. You have to go strait for the OEM lighting manufacturers.
> Both
> retail and commercial lighting producers. Make it personal, and talk
> about the
> inability to even see a single star in any major town or suburb in the
> USA
> Explain how the night maps of the USA are NOT pretty, Not impressive,
> and only
> server to indicate the gross disregard for power conservation. for the
> cost of "a
> single Hubbell scope" we could reduce nighttime glare and man-made sky
> glow by
> 90%. Explain how a NEMA FCO HOOD actually improves ground lighting,
> security,
> and prevents added MMSG, and avoids problems with "light trespass" and
> resulting
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the Dearborn, Michigan City Engineer to install reflective hoods in the
hundreds of "decorative" lamp posts that the city has installed in recent
years. The frosted globes allow most of the light to escape upwards while
leaving a shadow on the ground around the pole! He agrees on the need for
the hoods but has not yet agreed to spend the money for installation.
If we all get involved, we can make a difference. Joining the International
Dark-Sky Association will help, too.
Bob
Jay Curtis wrote:
>
> >From experience - forget the power producers - they have NO incentive to
> sell
> LESS POWER. You have to go strait for the OEM lighting manufacturers.
> Both
> retail and commercial lighting producers. Make it personal, and talk
> about the
> inability to even see a single star in any major town or suburb in the
> USA
> Explain how the night maps of the USA are NOT pretty, Not impressive,
> and only
> server to indicate the gross disregard for power conservation. for the
> cost of "a
> single Hubbell scope" we could reduce nighttime glare and man-made sky
> glow by
> 90%. Explain how a NEMA FCO HOOD actually improves ground lighting,
> security,
> and prevents added MMSG, and avoids problems with "light trespass" and
> resulting
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